CVE-2018-5500

MEDIUM

F5 BIG-IP <13.0.0, 12.1.3.1, 11.6.2 - Memory Corruption

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K33211839
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103217

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9
EPSS 0.0067
EPSS Percentile 71.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-400
Status published
Products (26)
f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager 13.0.0
f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.6.1 - 11.6.2
f5/big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 13.0.0
f5/big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.6.1 - 11.6.2
f5/big-ip_analytics 13.0.0
f5/big-ip_analytics 11.6.1 - 11.6.2
f5/big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 13.0.0
f5/big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.6.1 - 11.6.2
f5/big-ip_application_security_manager 13.0.0
f5/big-ip_application_security_manager 11.6.1 - 11.6.2
... and 16 more
Published Mar 01, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026