F5 BIG-IP up to 13.1.0.7 TMM input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in F5 BIG-IP 13.0.1/13.1.0.4/13.1.0.5/13.1.0.6/13.1.0.7. It has been declared as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component TMM. The manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2018-5528. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in F5 BIG-IP 13.0.1/13.1.0.4/13.1.0.5/13.1.0.6/13.1.0.7 (Firewall Software). Affected is some unknown processing of the component TMM. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Under certain conditions, TMM may restart and produce a core file while processing APM data on BIG-IP 13.0.1 or 13.1.0.4-13.1.0.7.

The bug was discovered 06/27/2018. The weakness was disclosed 06/27/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at support.f5.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-5528 since 01/12/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Required for exploitation is a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118648 (F5 Networks BIG-IP : TMM vulnerability (K27044729)), 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.

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 vulnerability database at Tenable (118648). The entry VDB-120041 is pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 118648
Nessus Name: F5 Networks BIG-IP : TMM vulnerability (K27044729)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/12/2018 🔍
06/26/2018 +165 days 🔍
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06/28/2018 +1 days 🔍
11/02/2018 +127 days 🔍
03/29/2023 +1608 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K27044729
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CVE: CVE-2018-5528 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-5528
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-120042
SecurityTracker: 1041197

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/28/2018 08:50
Updated: 03/29/2023 10:12
Changes: 06/28/2018 08:50 (64), 02/22/2020 21:33 (4), 03/29/2023 10:12 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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