High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 27, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-5527
CVE-2018-5527
Description
On BIG-IP 13.1.0-13.1.0.7, a remote attacker using undisclosed methods against virtual servers configured with a Client SSL or Server SSL profile that has the SSL Forward Proxy feature enabled can force the Traffic Management Microkernel (tmm) to leak memory. As a result, system memory usage increases over time, which may eventually cause a decrease in performance or a system reboot due to memory exhaustion.
Affected products
2- F5, Inc./Big Ip (ltm, Aam, Afm, Analytics, Apm, Asm, DNS, Edge Gateway, Fps, Gtm, Link Controller, Pem, Webaccelerator)cpe-rescueRange: 13.1.0-13.1.0..7
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041196nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K20134942nvdVendor Advisory
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