CVE-2018-5500
F5 BIG-IP Memory Leak in MCTCP Connections
Description
On F5 BIG-IP systems running 13.0.0, 12.1.0 - 12.1.3.1, or 11.6.1 - 11.6.2, every Multipath TCP (MCTCP) connection established leaks a small amount of memory. Virtual server using TCP profile with Multipath TCP (MCTCP) feature enabled will be affected by this issue.
INFO
Published Date :
March 1, 2018, 4:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
March 23, 2018, 1:39 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.2
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-5500
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-5500.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103217 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K33211839 | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 23, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103217 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103217 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K33211839 No Types Assigned https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K33211839 Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-400 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.6.1 up to (including) 11.6.2 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.1.0 up to (including) 12.1.3.1 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.6.1 up to (including) 11.6.2 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.1.0 up to (including) 12.1.3.1 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.6.1 up to (including) 11.6.2 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.1.0 up to (including) 12.1.3.1 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.6.1 up to (including) 11.6.2 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.1.0 up to (including) 12.1.3.1 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.6.1 up to (including) 11.6.2 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.1.0 up to (including) 12.1.3.1 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.6.1 up to (including) 11.6.2 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.1.0 up to (including) 12.1.3.1 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_dns:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.6.1 up to (including) 11.6.2 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_dns:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.1.0 up to (including) 12.1.3.1 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_dns:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.6.1 up to (including) 11.6.2 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.1.0 up to (including) 12.1.3.1 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.6.1 up to (including) 11.6.2 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.1.0 up to (including) 12.1.3.1 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_websafe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.6.1 up to (including) 11.6.2 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_websafe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.1.0 up to (including) 12.1.3.1 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_websafe:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.6.1 up to (including) 11.6.2 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.1.0 up to (including) 12.1.3.1 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.6.1 up to (including) 11.6.2 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.1.0 up to (including) 12.1.3.1 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.6.1 up to (including) 11.6.2 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.1.0 up to (including) 12.1.3.1 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 07, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103217 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-5500 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-5500
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.09 }} 0.00%
score
0.39416
percentile