CVE-2018-5541
HIGHF5 BIG-IP ASM DoS via HTTP Parameter Flood (11.5.1-11.5.6, 11.6.0-11.6.3.1, 12.1.0-12.1.3.5, 13.0.0-13.1.0.1)
Title source: llmDescription
When F5 BIG-IP ASM 13.0.0-13.1.0.1, 12.1.0-12.1.3.5, 11.6.0-11.6.3.1, or 11.5.1-11.5.6 is processing HTTP requests, an unusually large number of parameters can cause excessive CPU usage in the BIG-IP ASM bd process.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104906
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K12403422
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0059
EPSS Percentile
69.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-400
Status
published
Products (1)
f5/big-ip_application_security_manager
11.5.1 - 11.5.5
Published
Jul 25, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026