CVE-2019-6638: Medium severity riverbed steelapp traffic manager vulnerability
Published Jul 3, 2019
·Updated
On BIG-IP 14.1.0-14.1.0.5 and 14.0.0-14.0.0.4, Malformed http requests made to an undisclosed iControl REST endpoint can lead to infinite loop of the restjavad process.
Affected Software
26 affected components
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager>=14.0.0<14.0.0.5
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager>=14.1.0<14.1.0.6
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager>=14.0.0<14.0.0.5
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager>=14.1.0<14.1.0.6
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=14.0.0<14.0.0.5
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=14.1.0<14.1.0.6
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=14.0.0<14.0.0.5
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=14.1.0<14.1.0.6
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager>=14.0.0<14.0.0.5
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager>=14.1.0<14.1.0.6
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager>=14.0.0<14.0.0.5
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager>=14.1.0<14.1.0.6
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System>=14.0.0<14.0.0.5
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System>=14.1.0<14.1.0.6
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway>=14.0.0<14.0.0.5
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway>=14.1.0<14.1.0.6
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager>=14.0.0<14.0.0.5
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager>=14.1.0<14.1.0.6
F5 Big-ip Link Controller>=14.0.0<14.0.0.5
F5 Big-ip Link Controller>=14.1.0<14.1.0.6
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager>=14.0.0<14.0.0.5
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager>=14.1.0<14.1.0.6
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator>=14.0.0<14.0.0.5
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator>=14.1.0<14.1.0.6
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service>=14.0.0<14.0.0.5
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service>=14.1.0<14.1.0.6
Event History
Jul 3, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:23 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:23 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2019-6638?
CVE-2019-6638 is rated as a medium severity vulnerability.
2
How do I fix CVE-2019-6638?
To fix CVE-2019-6638, you need to upgrade to a version of BIG-IP that is above 14.1.0.6 or 14.0.0.5.
3
Which versions of F5 BIG-IP are affected by CVE-2019-6638?
F5 BIG-IP versions 14.1.0-14.1.0.5 and 14.0.0-14.0.0.4 are affected by CVE-2019-6638.
4
What type of attack does CVE-2019-6638 allow?
CVE-2019-6638 allows an attacker to send malformed HTTP requests that can cause an infinite loop in the restjavad process.
5
Is there a workaround for CVE-2019-6638 if I cannot upgrade?
Currently, there are no known workarounds for CVE-2019-6638 other than upgrading to a patched version.