CVE-2018-5501

MediumCVSS 5.9/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

In some circumstances, on F5 BIG-IP systems running 13.0.0, 12.1.0 - 12.1.3.1, any 11.6.x or 11.5.x release, or 11.2.1, TCP DNS profile allows excessive buffering due to lack of flow control.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.9/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-400

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
F5 Networks, Inc.	BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebAccelerator, WebSafe	13.0.0; 12.1.0 - 12.1.3.1; 11.6.1 - 11.6.x; 11.5.1 - 11.5.x; 11.2.1

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103211Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K44200194Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103211Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K44200194Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 1, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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