CVE-2018-5541
N/A
Published: July 25, 2018 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:00 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsBig IP Application Security ManagerBIG-IP Application Security Manager
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
When F5 BIG-IP ASM 13.0.0-13.1.0.1, 12.1.0-12.1.3.5, 11.6.0-11.6.3.1, or 11.5.1-11.5.6 is processing HTTP requests, an unusually large number of parameters can cause excessive CPU usage in the BIG-IP ASM bd process.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
11.5.1 ≤ v ≤ 11.5.511.6.1 ≤ v ≤ 11.6.312.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.313.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.0
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104906x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K12403422Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400
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