CVE-2018-5508 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting specific versions of F5 BIG-IP PEM. Under certain conditions, processing compressed data through a Virtual Server with an associated PEM profile using content insertion can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to crash. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.9 (MEDIUM), indicating a network-based attack with high attack complexity and a high impact on availability. There is no known public exploit code, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates available, and it is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 11.5.1, <= 11.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 11.6.0, <= 11.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 12.0.0, <= 12.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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