F5 BIG-IP up to 11.6.3.1/12.1.3.5/13.1.0.5 Virtual Server HPACK Bomb resource consumption
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A vulnerability was found in F5 BIG-IP up to 11.6.3.1/12.1.3.5/13.1.0.5 (Firewall Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Virtual Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability (HPACK Bomb). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:
F5 BIG-IP 13.0.0-13.1.0.5, 12.1.0-12.1.3.5, or 11.6.0-11.6.3.1 virtual servers with HTTP/2 profiles enabled are vulnerable to "HPACK Bomb".
The bug was discovered 07/25/2018. The weakness was disclosed 07/25/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.f5.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-5530 since 01/11/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118667 (F5 Networks BIG-IP : TMM vulnerability (K45611803)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family F5 Networks Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371104 (F5 BIG-IP ASM TMM denial of service vulnerability (K45611803)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (118667) and SecurityFocus (BID 104908†).
Product
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Vendor
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Version
- 11.6.3.0
- 11.6.3.1
- 12.1.3.0
- 12.1.3.1
- 12.1.3.2
- 12.1.3.3
- 12.1.3.4
- 12.1.3.5
- 13.1.0.0
- 13.1.0.1
- 13.1.0.2
- 13.1.0.3
- 13.1.0.4
- 13.1.0.5
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploiting
Name: HPACK BombClass: Resource consumption / HPACK Bomb
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 118667
Nessus Name: F5 Networks BIG-IP : TMM vulnerability (K45611803)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
01/11/2018 🔍07/24/2018 🔍
07/25/2018 🔍
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07/26/2018 🔍
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04/25/2023 🔍
Sources
Vendor: f5.comAdvisory: K45611803
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-5530 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 104908 - Multiple F5 BIG-IP Products CVE-2018-5530 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 07/26/2018 07:50Updated: 04/25/2023 16:55
Changes: 07/26/2018 07:50 (69), 03/10/2020 10:29 (6), 04/25/2023 16:55 (4)
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