Vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager

CVE-2015-5516

Memory leak in the last hop kernel module in F5 BIG-IP LTM, GTM, and Link Controller 10.1.x, 10.2.x before 10.2.4 HF13, 11.x before 11.2.1 HF15, 11.3.x, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.3 HF2, and 11.6.x before HF6, BIG-IP AAM 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.3 HF2 and 11.6.0 before HF6, BIG-IP AFM and PEM 11.3.x, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.3 HF2, and 11.6.0 before HF6, BIG-IP Analytics 11.x before 11.2.1 HF15, 11.3.x, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.3 HF2, and 11.6.0 before HF6, BIG-IP APM and ASM 10.1.0 through 10.2.4, 11.x before 11.2.1 HF15, 11.3.x, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.3 HF2, and 11.6.0 before HF6, BIG-IP Edge Gateway, WebAccelerator, and WOM 10.1.x, 10.2.x before 10.2.4 HF13, 11.x before 11.2.1 HF15, and 11.3.0, BIG-IP PSM 10.1.x, 10.2.x before 10.2.4 HF13, 11.x before 11.2.1 HF15, 11.3.x, and 11.4.x before 11.4.1 HF, Enterprise Manager 3.0.0 through 3.1.1, BIG-IQ Cloud and Security 4.0.0 through 4.5.0, BIG-IQ Device 4.2.0 through 4.5.0, and BIG-IQ ADC 4.5.0 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of crafted UDP packets.

EPSS: 0.029 (86.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-5516?
CVE-2015-5516 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-01-20.
How severe is CVE-2015-5516?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.