CVE-2018-15318 Denial of service in BIG-IP (LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, FPS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebAccelerator)

High 7.5 Published 31 Oct 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An attacker can cause a denial of service by triggering a specific MPTCP connection state that forces the Traffic Management Microkernel to restart.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-15318?

CVE-2018-15318 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 31 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In BIG-IP 14.0.0-14.0.0.2, 13.1.0.4-13.1.1.1, or 12.1.3.4-12.1.3.6, If an MPTCP connection receives an abort signal while the initial flow is not the primary flow, the initial flow will remain after the closing procedure is complete. TMM may restart and produce a core file as a result of this condition.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15318?

It affects 13 products.

Products include F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager, F5 Big-Ip Analytics, F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager, F5 Big-Ip Domain Name System, F5 Big-Ip Edge Gateway and 7 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-15318?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15318 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2018-15318 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15318 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fp95-3grv-5vhw.