PT-2018-12976 · F5 · F5 Big-Ip

Published 2018-12-20 · Updated 2019-01-10 · CVE-2018-15330

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions F5 BIG-IP versions 12.1.0 through 12.1.3.7 F5 BIG-IP versions 13.0.0 through 13.1.1.1 F5 BIG-IP versions 14.0.0 through 14.0.0.2

Description The issue occurs when a virtual server using the inflate functionality processes a gzip bomb as a payload, causing the BIG-IP system to experience a fatal error. This may result in the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) producing a core file.

Recommendations For F5 BIG-IP versions 12.1.0 through 12.1.3.7, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue. For F5 BIG-IP versions 13.0.0 through 13.1.1.1, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue. For F5 BIG-IP versions 14.0.0 through 14.0.0.2, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-15330

Affected Products

F5 Big-Ip

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-15330 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15330 · Security Note
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K23328310 · Vendor Advisory