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F5 Networks BIG-IP : TMM vulnerability (K27044729)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 118648

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

Under certain conditions, theTraffic Management Microkernel (TMM) may restart and produce a core file while processing BIG-IP APM data.
(CVE-2018-5528)

Impact

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) on the BIG-IP system. The BIG-IP system will temporarily fail to process traffic as it recovers from a TMM restart, and devices configured in a device group may fail over.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K27044729.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K27044729

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 118648

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL27044729.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Published: 11/2/2018

Updated: 2/18/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

Temporal Score: 2.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-5528

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: manual

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/h:f5:big-ip, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/BIG-IP/hotfix, Host/BIG-IP/modules, Host/BIG-IP/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/26/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/27/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-5528