CVE-2019-6604: Medium severity f5 access policy manager vulnerability

Published Mar 28, 2019
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Updated

On BIG-IP 11.5.1-11.5.8, 11.6.1-11.6.3, 12.1.0-12.1.3.6, 13.0.0-13.1.1.1, and 14.0.0-14.0.0.2, under certain conditions, hardware systems with a High-Speed Bridge and using non-default Layer 2 forwarding configurations may experience a lockup of the High-Speed Bridge.

Affected Software

65 affected components
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager>=11.2.1<=11.5.8
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager>=11.6.0<=11.6.3
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager>=13.0.0<=13.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=14.0.0
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=11.2.1<=11.5.8
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=11.6.0<=11.6.3
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=13.0.0<=13.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=14.0.0
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager>=11.2.1<=11.5.8
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager>=11.6.0<=11.6.3
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.3
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager>=13.0.0<=13.1.1
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=14.0.0
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway>=11.2.1<=11.5.8
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway>=11.6.0<=11.6.3
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway>=12.1.0<=12.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway>=13.0.0<=13.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=14.0.0
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service>=11.2.1<=11.5.8
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service>=11.6.0<=11.6.3
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service>=12.1.0<=12.1.3
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service>=13.0.0<=13.1.1
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=14.0.0
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager>=11.2.1<=11.5.8
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager>=11.6.0<=11.6.3
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.3
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager>=13.0.0<=13.1.1
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=14.0.0
F5 Big-ip Link Controller>=11.2.1<=11.5.8
F5 Big-ip Link Controller>=11.6.0<=11.6.3
F5 Big-ip Link Controller>=12.1.0<=12.1.3
F5 Big-ip Link Controller>=13.0.0<=13.1.1
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=14.0.0
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager>=11.2.1<=11.5.8
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager>=11.6.0<=11.6.3
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.3
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager>=13.0.0<=13.1.1
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=14.0.0
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager>=11.2.1<=11.5.8
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager>=11.6.0<=11.6.3
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.3
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager>=13.0.0<=13.1.1
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=14.0.0
F5 Big-ip Protocol Security Module>=11.2.1<=11.5.8
F5 Big-ip Protocol Security Manager>=11.6.0<=11.6.3
F5 Big-ip Protocol Security Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.3
F5 Big-ip Protocol Security Manager>=13.0.0<=13.1.1
F5 Big-ip Protocol Security Manager=14.0.0
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator<=14.0.0
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator>=11.2.1<=11.5.8
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator>=11.6.0<=11.6.3
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator>=12.0.0<=12.1.3
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator>=13.0.0<=13.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=11.2.1<=11.5.8
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=11.6.0<=11.6.3
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=12.1.0<=12.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=13.0.0<=13.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=14.0.0
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager>=11.2.1<=11.5.8
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager>=11.6.0<=11.6.3
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager>=13.0.0<=13.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=14.0.0

Event History

Mar 28, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:28 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:28 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:29 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2019-6604?

CVE-2019-6604 has a medium severity rating due to potential hardware lockup in affected systems.

2

What versions are affected by CVE-2019-6604?

CVE-2019-6604 affects F5 BIG-IP versions 11.5.1 to 14.0.0.2 under specific conditions.

3

How do I fix CVE-2019-6604?

To mitigate CVE-2019-6604, you should upgrade to a patched version of F5 BIG-IP that is not affected by this vulnerability.

4

What products are impacted by CVE-2019-6604?

CVE-2019-6604 impacts multiple F5 BIG-IP products, including Access Policy Manager, Advanced Firewall Manager, and Application Security Manager, among others.

5

What conditions lead to CVE-2019-6604 occurring?

CVE-2019-6604 can occur under specific conditions involving hardware systems with a High-Speed Bridge configured for non-default Layer 2 forwarding.

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