Resource exhaustion in F5 Big-Ip
CVE-2019-6667
On BIG-IP 15.0.0-15.0.1, 14.1.0-14.1.0.5, 14.0.0-14.0.0.4, 13.1.0-13.1.1.5, 12.1.0-12.1.4.1, and 11.5.1-11.6.5, under certain conditions, TMM may consume excessive resources when processing traffic for a Virtual Server with the FIX (Financial Information eXchange) profile applied.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.010 (59.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- F5 Big-ip — versions 15.0.0-15.0.1, 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-6667?
- CVE-2019-6667 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-11-27.
- How severe is CVE-2019-6667?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.