medium
5.9
CWE
835
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2019-6594

First published: Tue Feb 26 2019(Updated: )

On BIG-IP 11.5.1-11.6.3.2, 12.1.3.4-12.1.3.7, 13.0.0 HF1-13.1.1.1, and 14.0.0-14.0.0.2, Multi-Path TCP (MPTCP) does not protect against multiple zero length DATA_FINs in the reassembly queue, which can lead to an infinite loop in some circumstances.

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Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
F5 Access Policy Manager>=11.5.3<=11.6.3.2
F5 Access Policy Manager>=12.1.3.4<=12.1.3.7
F5 Access Policy Manager>=13.0.1<=13.1.1.1
F5 Access Policy Manager>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
F5 Access Policy Manager=13.0.0-hf1
F5 Access Policy Manager=13.0.0-hf2
F5 Access Policy Manager=13.0.0-hf3
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager>=11.5.1<=11.6.3.2
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager>=12.1.3.4<=12.1.3.7
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager>=13.0.1<=13.1.1.1
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=13.0.0-hf1
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=13.0.0-hf2
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=13.0.0-hf3
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=11.5.1<=11.6.3.2
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=12.1.3.4<=12.1.3.7
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=13.0.1<=13.1.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=13.0.0-hf1
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=13.0.0-hf2
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=13.0.0-hf3
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=11.5.1<=11.6.3.2
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=12.1.3.4<=12.1.3.7
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=13.0.1<=13.1.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=13.0.0-hf1
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=13.0.0-hf2
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=13.0.0-hf3
F5 Access Policy Manager>=11.5.1<=11.6.3.2
F5 Access Policy Manager>=13.0.0.1<=13.1.1.1
F5 Application Security Manager>=11.5.1<=11.6.3.2
F5 Application Security Manager>=12.1.3.4<=12.1.3.7
F5 Application Security Manager>=13.0.1<=13.1.1.1
F5 Application Security Manager>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
F5 Application Security Manager=13.0.0-hf1
F5 Application Security Manager=13.0.0-hf2
F5 Application Security Manager=13.0.0-hf3
F5 BIG-IP>=11.5.1<=11.6.3.2
F5 BIG-IP>=12.1.3.4<=12.1.3.7
F5 BIG-IP>=13.0.1<=13.1.1.1
F5 BIG-IP>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
F5 BIG-IP=13.0.0-hf1
F5 BIG-IP=13.0.0-hf2
F5 BIG-IP=13.0.0-hf3
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway>=11.5.1<=11.6.3.2
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway>=12.1.3.4<=12.1.3.7
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway>=13.0.1<=13.1.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=13.0.0-hf1
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=13.0.0-hf2
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=13.0.0-hf3
F5 BIG-IP Fraud Protection Service>=11.5.1<=11.6.3.2
F5 BIG-IP Fraud Protection Service>=12.1.3.4<=12.1.3.7
F5 BIG-IP Fraud Protection Service>=13.0.1<=13.1.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Fraud Protection Service>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
F5 BIG-IP Fraud Protection Service=13.0.0-hf1
F5 BIG-IP Fraud Protection Service=13.0.0-hf2
F5 BIG-IP Fraud Protection Service=13.0.0-hf3
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager>=11.5.1<=11.6.3.2
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager>=12.1.3.4<=12.1.3.7
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager>=13.0.1<=13.1.1.1
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=13.0.0-hf1
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=13.0.0-hf2
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=13.0.0-hf3
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller>=11.5.1<=11.6.3.2
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller>=12.1.3.4<=12.1.3.7
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller>=13.0.1<=13.1.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller=13.0.0-hf1
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller=13.0.0-hf2
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller=13.0.0-hf3
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager>=11.5.1<=11.6.3.2
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager>=12.1.3.4<=12.1.3.7
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager>=13.0.1<=13.1.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager=13.0.0-hf1
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager=13.0.0-hf2
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager=13.0.0-hf3
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator>=11.5.1<=11.6.3.2
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator>=12.1.3.4<=12.1.3.7
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator>=13.0.1<=13.1.1.1
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator=13.0.0-hf1
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator=13.0.0-hf2
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator=13.0.0-hf3

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2019-6594?

    The CVE-2019-6594 vulnerability has been classified as high severity due to the potential for causing an infinite loop in affected systems.

  • Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6594?

    CVE-2019-6594 affects F5 BIG-IP versions 11.5.1-11.6.3.2, 12.1.3.4-12.1.3.7, 13.0.0 HF1-13.1.1.1, and 14.0.0-14.0.0.2.

  • How do I fix CVE-2019-6594?

    To mitigate CVE-2019-6594, it is recommended to upgrade to a non-vulnerable version of the affected F5 BIG-IP products.

  • What impact does CVE-2019-6594 have on system performance?

    CVE-2019-6594 can lead to performance degradation due to the potential infinite loop affecting the processing of packets.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2019-6594?

    Currently, there are no known workarounds for CVE-2019-6594 other than applying the recommended software updates.

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