VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2018-5501
CVSS score5.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.33%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-03-01
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Primary references
- f5sirt@f5.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- f5sirt@f5.com — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory