CVE-2019-6637

MEDIUM

BIG-IP (ASM) <14.1.0.5, <14.0.0.4, <13.1.1.4, <12.1.4 - Privilege E...

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

On BIG-IP (ASM) 14.1.0-14.1.0.5, 14.0.0-14.0.0.4, 13.0.0-13.1.1.4, and 12.1.0-12.1.4, Application logic abuse of ASM REST endpoints can lead to instability of BIG-IP system. Exploitation of this issue causes excessive memory consumption which results in the Linux kernel triggering OOM killer on arbitrary processes. The attack requires an authenticated user with role of "Guest" or greater privilege. Note: "No Access" cannot login so technically it's a role but a user with this access role cannot perform the attack.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K29149494
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109091

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0034
EPSS Percentile 56.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (1)
f5/big-ip_application_security_manager 12.1.0 - 12.1.4.1
Published Jul 03, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026