CVE-2018-5503

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Published Mar 22, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

On F5 BIG-IP versions 13.0.0 - 13.1.0.3 or 12.0.0 - 12.1.3.1, TMM may restart when processing a specifically crafted page through a virtual server with an associated PEM policy that has content insertion as an action.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

F5 Networks, Inc.

BIG-IP (PEM)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`13.0.0 - 13.1.0.3`	affected	—
`12.0.0 - 12.1.3.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-17272	On F5 BIG-IP versions 13.0.0 - 13.1.0.3 or 12.0.0 - 12.1.3.1, TMM may restart when processing a specifically crafted page through a virtual server with an associated PEM policy that has content insertion as an action.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.681% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040560
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54562183

History

No history.

Subscriptions

F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:23 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: f5
Published: Mar 22, 2018, 6:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:23 PM
Reserved: Jan 12, 2018, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:00 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 22, 2018, 6:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:00 AM

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