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CVE-2018-15330

N/A
Published: December 20, 2018 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:42 AM UTC
25 products affected across 2 vendorsBig IP Access Policy ManagerBig IP Application Security ManagerBig IP Advanced Firewall Manager

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

On BIG-IP 14.0.0-14.0.0.2, 13.0.0-13.1.1.1, or 12.1.0-12.1.3.7, when a virtual server using the inflate functionality to process a gzip bomb as a payload, the BIG-IP system will experience a fatal error and may cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to produce a core file.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Big IP Access Policy Manager· F5
95%
12.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.3.713.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.1.114.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.0.0.2
Big IP Advanced Firewall Manager· F5
95%
12.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.3.713.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.1.114.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.0.0.2
Big IP Analytics· F5
95%
12.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.3.713.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.1.114.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.0.0.2
Big IP Application Acceleration Manager· F5
95%
12.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.3.713.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.1.114.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.0.0.2
Big IP Application Security Manager· F5
95%
12.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.3.713.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.1.114.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.0.0.2
Big IP Domain Name System· F5
95%
12.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.3.713.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.1.114.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.0.0.2
Big IP Edge Gateway· F5
95%
12.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.3.713.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.1.114.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.0.0.2
Big IP Fraud Protection Service· F5
95%
12.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.3.713.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.1.114.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.0.0.2
Big IP Global Traffic Manager· F5
95%
12.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.3.713.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.1.114.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.0.0.2
Big IP Link Controller· F5
95%
12.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.3.713.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.1.114.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.0.0.2

Remediation

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Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K23328310

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20

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