F5 BIG-IP up to 12.1.4/13.1.1.4/14.0.0.4/14.1.0.5 Traffic Management Microkernel input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in F5 BIG-IP up to 12.1.4/13.1.1.4/14.0.0.4/14.1.0.5. This affects an unknown part of the component Traffic Management Microkernel. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2019-6623. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in F5 BIG-IP up to 12.1.4/13.1.1.4/14.0.0.4/14.1.0.5 (Firewall Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Traffic Management Microkernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

On BIG-IP 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, undisclosed traffic sent to BIG-IP iSession virtual server may cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to restart, resulting in a Denial-of-Service (DoS).

The weakness was released 07/02/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.f5.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-6623 since 01/22/2019. 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 current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 10/15/2023).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-137217 and VDB-137215. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/22/2019 🔍
07/02/2019 +161 days 🔍
07/03/2019 +1 days 🔍
10/15/2023 +1565 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K72335002
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2019-6623 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-6623
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-137216
SecurityFocus: 109048

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2019 13:02
Updated: 10/15/2023 15:43
Changes: 07/03/2019 13:02 (56), 06/30/2020 09:27 (1), 10/15/2023 15:43 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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