Vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip
CVE-2019-6638
On BIG-IP 14.1.0-14.1.0.5 and 14.0.0-14.0.0.4, Malformed http requests made to an undisclosed iControl REST endpoint can lead to infinite loop of the restjavad process.
EPSS: 0.020 (78.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- F5 Big-ip — versions BIG-IP 14.1.0-14.1.0.5, 14.0.0-14.0.0.4
- F5 Big-ip_access_policy_manager
- F5 Big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager
- F5 Big-ip_analytics
- F5 Big-ip_application_acceleration_manager
- F5 Big-ip_application_security_manager
- F5 Big-ip_domain_name_system
- F5 Big-ip_edge_gateway
- F5 Big-ip_fraud_protection_service
- F5 Big-ip_global_traffic_manager
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- f5sirt@f5.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- f5sirt@f5.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- f5sirt@f5.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-6638?
- CVE-2019-6638 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-07-03.
- How severe is CVE-2019-6638?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.