F5 BIG-IP ASM up to 13.1.0.5 BADOS resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in F5 BIG-IP ASM up to 13.1.0.5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in resource management (BADOS). This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-5526. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in F5 BIG-IP ASM up to 13.1.0.5 (Firewall Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability (BADOS). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Under certain conditions, on F5 BIG-IP ASM 13.1.0-13.1.0.5, Behavioral DOS (BADOS) protection may fail during an attack.

The bug was discovered 05/31/2018. The weakness was published 06/01/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-5526 since 01/12/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118686 (F5 Networks BIG-IP : BADoS vulnerability (K62201098)), 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 370963 (F5 BIG-IP ASM Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (K62750376, K62201098)).

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 (118686) and SecurityFocus (BID 104470†). Similar entry is available at VDB-117325. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Nessus ID: 118686
Nessus Name: F5 Networks BIG-IP : BADoS vulnerability (K62201098)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/12/2018 🔍
05/30/2018 +138 days 🔍
05/31/2018 +1 days 🔍
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06/01/2018 +0 days 🔍
06/01/2018 +0 days 🔍
06/02/2018 +1 days 🔍
11/02/2018 +153 days 🔍
03/19/2023 +1598 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K62201098⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-5526 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-5526
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118635
SecurityFocus: 104470 - F5 BIG-IP ASM CVE-2018-5526 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1041019

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/02/2018 20:21
Updated: 03/19/2023 14:22
Changes: 06/02/2018 20:21 (64), 02/11/2020 20:56 (10), 03/19/2023 14:22 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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