CVE-2019-6606: Medium severity f5 access policy manager vulnerability

Published Mar 28, 2019
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Updated

On BIG-IP 11.5.1-11.6.3.4, 12.1.0-12.1.3.7, 13.0.0-13.1.1.3, and 14.0.0-14.0.0.2, when processing certain SNMP requests with a request-id of 0, the snmpd process may leak a small amount of memory.

Affected Software

52 affected components
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager>=11.5.1<=11.6.3.4
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.3.7
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager>=13.0.0<=13.1.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=11.5.1<=11.6.3.4
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.3.7
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=13.0.0<=13.1.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager>=11.5.1<=11.6.3.4
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.3.7
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager>=13.0.0<=13.1.1.3
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway>=11.5.1<=11.6.3.4
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway>=12.1.0<=12.1.3.7
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway>=13.0.0<=13.1.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service>=11.5.1<=11.6.3.4
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service>=12.1.0<=12.1.3.7
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service>=13.0.0<=13.1.1.3
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager>=11.5.1<=11.6.3.4
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.3.7
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager>=13.0.0<=13.1.1.3
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
F5 Big-ip Link Controller>=11.5.1<=11.6.3.4
F5 Big-ip Link Controller>=12.1.0<=12.1.3.7
F5 Big-ip Link Controller>=13.0.0<=13.1.1.3
F5 Big-ip Link Controller>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager>=11.5.1<=11.6.3.4
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.3.7
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager>=13.0.0<=13.1.1.3
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager>=11.5.1<=11.6.3.4
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.3.7
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager>=13.0.0<=13.1.1.3
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
F5 Big-ip Protocol Security Manager>=11.5.1<=11.6.3.4
F5 Big-ip Protocol Security Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.3.7
F5 Big-ip Protocol Security Manager>=13.0.0<=13.1.1.3
F5 Big-ip Protocol Security Manager>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator>=11.5.1<=11.6.3.4
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator>=12.0.0<=12.1.3.7
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator>=13.0.0<=13.1.1.3
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=11.5.1<=11.6.3.4
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=12.1.0<=12.1.3.7
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=13.0.0<=13.1.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager>=11.5.1<=11.6.3.4
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.3.7
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager>=13.0.0<=13.1.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager>=14.0.0<=14.0.0.2

Event History

Mar 28, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:34 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:34 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:29 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2019-6606?

CVE-2019-6606 is considered to have a low severity due to its nature of only leaking a small amount of memory.

2

How do I fix CVE-2019-6606?

To fix CVE-2019-6606, upgrade to a patched version of the F5 BIG-IP software that is beyond the specified vulnerable versions.

3

Which F5 BIG-IP versions are affected by CVE-2019-6606?

CVE-2019-6606 affects F5 BIG-IP versions 11.5.1 to 11.6.3.4, 12.1.0 to 12.1.3.7, 13.0.0 to 13.1.1.3, and 14.0.0 to 14.0.0.2.

4

What components are impacted by CVE-2019-6606?

The snmpd process is the primary component impacted by CVE-2019-6606 during certain SNMP request handling.

5

Can CVE-2019-6606 be exploited remotely?

CVE-2019-6606 does not present a direct exploitable vulnerability as it merely involves memory leakage from specific SNMP requests.

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