high
7.8
CWE
20
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2018-15330: Input Validation

First published: Thu Dec 20 2018(Updated: )

On BIG-IP 14.0.0-14.0.0.2, 13.0.0-13.1.1.1, or 12.1.0-12.1.3.7, when a virtual server using the inflate functionality to process a gzip bomb as a payload, the BIG-IP system will experience a fatal error and may cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to produce a core file.

Credit: f5sirt@f5.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.3.7
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager>=13.0.0<=13.1.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
f5 big-ip application acceleration manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.3.7
f5 big-ip application acceleration manager>=13.0.0<=13.1.1.1
f5 big-ip application acceleration manager>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.3.7
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=13.0.0<=13.1.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=12.1.0<=12.1.3.7
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=13.0.0<=13.1.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.3.7
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager>=13.0.0<=13.1.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.3.7
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager>=13.0.0<=13.1.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
f5 big-ip domain name system>=12.1.0<=12.1.3.7
f5 big-ip domain name system>=13.0.0<=13.1.1.1
f5 big-ip domain name system>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway>=12.1.0<=12.1.3.7
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway>=13.0.0<=13.1.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
f5 big-ip fraud protection service>=12.1.0<=12.1.3.7
f5 big-ip fraud protection service>=13.0.0<=13.1.1.1
f5 big-ip fraud protection service>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
F5 BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.3.7
F5 BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager>=13.0.0<=13.1.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
f5 big-ip link controller>=12.1.0<=12.1.3.7
f5 big-ip link controller>=13.0.0<=13.1.1.1
f5 big-ip link controller>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.3.7
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager>=13.0.0<=13.1.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator>=12.1.0<=12.1.3.7
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator>=13.0.0<=13.1.1.1
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2

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