CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-5502

Improper Certificate Validation

Published: Mar 22, 2018 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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On F5 BIG-IP versions 13.0.0 - 13.1.0.3, attackers may be able to disrupt services on the BIG-IP system with maliciously crafted client certificate. This vulnerability affects virtual servers associated with Client SSL profile which enables the use of client certificate authentication. Client certificate authentication is not enabled by default in Client SSL profile. There is no control plane exposure.

Weakness

The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Big-ip_access_policy_managerF513.0.0 (including)13.1.0.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_advanced_firewall_managerF513.0.0 (including)13.1.0.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_analyticsF513.0.0 (including)13.1.0.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_application_acceleration_managerF513.0.0 (including)13.1.0.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_application_security_managerF513.0.0 (including)13.1.0.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_domain_name_systemF513.0.0 (including)13.1.0.4 (including)
Big-ip_edge_gatewayF513.0.0 (including)13.1.0.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_global_traffic_managerF513.0.0 (including)13.1.0.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_link_controllerF513.0.0 (including)13.1.0.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_local_traffic_managerF513.0.0 (including)13.1.0.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_policy_enforcement_managerF513.0.0 (including)13.1.0.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_webacceleratorF513.0.0 (including)13.1.0.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_websafeF51.0.0 (including)1.0.0 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References