CVE-2018-5549

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Published Sep 13, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

On BIG-IP APM 11.6.0-11.6.3.1, 12.1.0-12.1.3.3, 13.0.0, and 13.1.0-13.1.0.3, APMD may core when processing SAML Assertion or response containing certain elements.

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 APM

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`11.6.0-11.6.3.1, 12.1.0-12.1.3.3, 13.0.0, 13.1.0-13.1.0.3`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:13.0.0:::::::*

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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-2018-17318	On BIG-IP APM 11.6.0-11.6.3.1, 12.1.0-12.1.3.3, 13.0.0, and 13.1.0-13.1.0.3, APMD may core when processing SAML Assertion or response containing certain elements.

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: 1.8% (1.782% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105345
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05018525

History

No history.

Subscriptions

F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:31 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: f5
Published: Sep 13, 2018, 2:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:31 PM
Reserved: Jan 12, 2018, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 13, 2018, 2:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:00 AM

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