CVE-2018-5536: High severity f5 access policy manager vulnerability

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2018-5536?

CVE-2018-5536 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause memory leaks.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2018-5536?

To fix CVE-2018-5536, upgrade your F5 BIG-IP APM software to a version beyond 13.1.0.7 or 12.1.3.5.

Q: What systems are affected by CVE-2018-5536?

CVE-2018-5536 affects F5 BIG-IP APM versions 12.1.0 to 12.1.3.5, and 13.0.0 to 13.1.0.7.

Q: What type of attack can exploit CVE-2018-5536?

CVE-2018-5536 can be exploited by a remote attacker leveraging insufficient measures related to an APM per-request policy.

Q: What is the impact of CVE-2018-5536 on a system?

The impact of CVE-2018-5536 is primarily a memory leak in the APM module, which may affect system performance.

Published Jul 25, 2018

Updated

A remote attacker via undisclosed measures, may be able to exploit an F5 BIG-IP APM 13.0.0-13.1.0.7 or 12.1.0-12.1.3.5 virtual server configured with an APM per-request policy object and cause a memory leak in the APM module.

Affected Software

3 affected components

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.3.5

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager>=13.0.0<=13.1.0.7

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=14.0.0

Event History

Jul 25, 2018

CVE Published

via MITRE·02:00 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·02:00 PM

DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-5536?

CVE-2018-5536 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause memory leaks.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5536?

To fix CVE-2018-5536, upgrade your F5 BIG-IP APM software to a version beyond 13.1.0.7 or 12.1.3.5.

What systems are affected by CVE-2018-5536?