CVE-2019-6637 is a vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager (ASM) versions 12.1.0 through 14.1.0.5, where authenticated users with Guest-level privileges or higher can trigger excessive memory consumption through application logic abuse of ASM REST endpoints. This leads to system instability as the Linux kernel's OOM killer terminates arbitrary processes. Rated 6.5 Medium, the attack is network-based with low complexity and requires low privileges, resulting in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion for this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 12.1.0, < 12.1.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 13.0.0, < 13.1.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 14.0.0, < 14.0.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 14.1.0, < 14.1.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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