CVE-2018-5536 describes a memory leak vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP APM versions 13.0.0-13.1.0.7 and 12.1.0-12.1.3.5 when a virtual server is configured with an APM per-request policy object. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 7.5 (High), indicating that an unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit it with low attack complexity to cause a denial of service through memory exhaustion. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 12.1.0, <= 12.1.3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 13.0.0, <= 13.1.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:14.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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