CVE-2018-5531

HIGH

F5 BIG-IP DoS via Adjacent Network Attack

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Through undisclosed methods, on F5 BIG-IP 13.0.0-13.1.0.7, 12.1.0-12.1.3.5, 11.6.0-11.6.3.1, or 11.2.1-11.5.6, adjacent network attackers can cause a denial of service for VCMP guest and host systems. Attack must be sourced from adjacent network (layer 2).

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Mitigation, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K64721111

Scores

CVSS v3 7.4
EPSS 0.0018
EPSS Percentile 38.8%
Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (13)
f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.2.1 - 11.5.6
f5/big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.2.1 - 11.5.6
f5/big-ip_analytics 11.2.1 - 11.5.6
f5/big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.2.1 - 11.5.6
f5/big-ip_application_security_manager 10.1.0 - 11.5.6
f5/big-ip_domain_name_system 11.2.1 - 11.5.6
f5/big-ip_edge_gateway 11.2.1 - 11.5.6
f5/big-ip_fraud_protection_service 11.2.1 - 11.5.6
f5/big-ip_global_traffic_manager 11.2.1 - 11.5.6
f5/big-ip_link_controller 11.2.1 - 11.5.6
... and 3 more
Published Jul 25, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026