F5 BIG-IP ICMP resource management

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A vulnerability was found in F5 BIG-IP (Firewall Software) (version unknown). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component ICMP Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was released 08/18/2015 as ID 511651 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.f5.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-5058 since 06/24/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85518 (F5 Networks BIG-IP : ICMP packet processing vulnerability (SOL17047)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family F5 Networks Local Security Checks.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (85518).

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 85518
Nessus Name: F5 Networks BIG-IP : ICMP packet processing vulnerability (SOL17047)
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OpenVAS ID: 800325
OpenVAS Name: F5 BIG-IP - ICMP packet processing vulnerability
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06/24/2015 🔍
08/18/2015 +55 days 🔍
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08/25/2015 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: ID 511651
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5058 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1033334 - F5 BIG-IP ICMP Memory Leak Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 52287 - F5 BigIP Products Remote DoS via a Large Number of Crafted ICMP Packets, High

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Created: 08/21/2015 14:55
Updated: 06/13/2022 08:07
Changes: 08/21/2015 14:55 (57), 11/03/2017 07:51 (12), 06/13/2022 08:01 (3), 06/13/2022 08:07 (1)
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