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CVE-2018-17539


The BGP daemon (bgpd) in all IP Infusion ZebOS versions to 7.10.6 and all OcNOS versions to 1.3.3.145 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service attack via an autonomous system (AS) path containing 8 or more autonomous system number (ASN) elements.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 3 products from f5, from ipinfusion, from ipinfusion organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2018, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.


Published

2018-12-28T16:29:02.347

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:54:34.660

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager ≤ 11.6.3 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager ≤ 12.1.3 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager ≤ 13.1.1 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 14.0.0 Yes
Application ipinfusion ocnos ≤ 1.3.3.145 Yes
Application ipinfusion zebos ≤ 7.10.6 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For f5's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.