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TI-2018-04009 Aliases CVE-2018-5504GHSA-649f-3xhr-r5cg

In some circumstances, the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) does not properly handle…

Priority MEDIUM 42Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

In some circumstances, the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) does not properly handle certain malformed Websockets requests/responses, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) or possible remote code execution on the F5 BIG-IP system running versions 13.0.0 - 13.1.0.3 or 12.1.0 - 12.1.3.1.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04292 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
F5BIG-IP (LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebAccelerator, WebSafe)13.0.0 - 13.1.0.3; 12.1.0 - 12.1.3.1—No fix listedCNA
  • BIG-IP (LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebAccelerator, WebSafe) VendorF5 Affected 13.0.0 - 13.1.0.3; 12.1.0 - 12.1.3.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0 to before 12.1.3.2; 13.0.0 to before 13.1.0.4VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0 – 12.1.3.2; 13.0.0 to before 13.1.0.4VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0 to before 12.1.3.2; 13.0.0 to before 13.1.0.4VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0 to before 12.1.3.2; 13.0.0 to before 13.1.0.4VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0 to before 12.1.3.2; 13.0.0 to before 13.1.0.4VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0 to before 12.1.3.2; 13.0.0 – 13.1.0.4VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0 to before 12.1.3.2; 13.0.0 to before 13.1.0.4VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0 to before 12.1.3.2; 13.0.0 to before 13.1.0.4VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0 to before 12.1.3.2; 13.0.0 to before 13.1.0.4VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0 to before 12.1.3.2; 13.0.0 to before 13.1.0.4VulnerableF5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 to before 12.1.3.2; 13.0.0 to before 13.1.0.4 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 – 12.1.3.2; 13.0.0 to before 13.1.0.4 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 to before 12.1.3.2; 13.0.0 to before 13.1.0.4 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 to before 12.1.3.2; 13.0.0 to before 13.1.0.4 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 to before 12.1.3.2; 13.0.0 to before 13.1.0.4 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 to before 12.1.3.2; 13.0.0 – 13.1.0.4 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 to before 12.1.3.2; 13.0.0 to before 13.1.0.4 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 to before 12.1.3.2; 13.0.0 to before 13.1.0.4 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 to before 12.1.3.2; 13.0.0 to before 13.1.0.4 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 to before 12.1.3.2; 13.0.0 to before 13.1.0.4 Vulnerable ·F5
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0 to before 12.1.3.2; 13.0.0 to before 13.1.0.4VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0 to before 12.1.3.2; 13.0.0 to before 13.1.0.4VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_websafe:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0VulnerableF5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 to before 12.1.3.2; 13.0.0 to before 13.1.0.4 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 to before 12.1.3.2; 13.0.0 to before 13.1.0.4 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_websafe:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·F5

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-5504
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-649f-3xhr-r5cg

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-25230 BIG-IP Configuration utility unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-01269 Missing authentication in F5 BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-05850 Memory corruption in BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-05845 Server-side request forgery in BIG-IP; BIG-IQ KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-04820 Path traversal in BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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