Vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager

CVE-2019-6637

On BIG-IP (ASM) 14.1.0-14.1.0.5, 14.0.0-14.0.0.4, 13.0.0-13.1.1.4, and 12.1.0-12.1.4, Application logic abuse of ASM REST endpoints can lead to instability of BIG-IP system. Exploitation of this issue causes excessive memory consumption which results in the Linux kernel triggering OOM killer on arbitrary processes. The attack requires an authenticated user with role of "Guest" or greater privilege. Note: "No Access" cannot login so technically it's a role but a user with this access role cannot perform the attack.

EPSS: 0.015 (70.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-6637?
CVE-2019-6637 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-07-03.
How severe is CVE-2019-6637?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.