Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-5504
In some circumstances, the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) does not properly handle certain malformed Websockets requests/responses, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) or possible remote code execution on the F5 BIG-IP system running versions 13.0.0 - 13.1.0.3 or 12.1.0 - 12.1.3.1.
Vulnerability category: Execute codeDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2018-5504
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- F5 » Big-ip Application Security ManagerVersions from including (>=) 12.1.0 and before (<) 12.1.3.2cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- F5 » Big-ip Application Security ManagerVersions from including (>=) 13.0.0 and before (<) 13.1.0.4cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- F5 » Big-ip Application Acceleration ManagerVersions from including (>=) 13.0.0 and before (<) 13.1.0.4cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- F5 » Big-ip Application Acceleration ManagerVersions from including (>=) 12.1.0 and before (<) 12.1.3.2cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- F5 » Big-ip Advanced Firewall ManagerVersions from including (>=) 12.1.0 and up to, including, (<=) 12.1.3.2cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- F5 » Big-ip Domain Name SystemVersions from including (>=) 13.0.0 and up to, including, (<=) 13.1.0.4cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_websafe:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-5504
3.25%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 86 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-5504
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9.3
|
HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.6
|
10.0
|
NIST | |
|
8.1
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.2
|
5.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2018-5504
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https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K11718033
Vendor Advisory
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040558
F5 BIG-IP TMM WebSocket Processing Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code on the Target System - SecurityTrackerThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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