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CVE-2018-5538

On F5 BIG-IP DNS 13.1.0-13.1.0.7, 12.1.3-12.1.3.5, DNS Express / DNS Zones accept NOTIFY messages on the management inte

On F5 BIG-IP DNS 13.1.0-13.1.0.7, 12.1.3-12.1.3.5, DNS Express / DNS Zones accept NOTIFY messages on the management interface from source IP addresses not listed in the 'Allow NOTIFY From' configuration parameter when the db variable "dnsexpress.notifyport" is set to any value other than the default of "0".

LOW · CVSS 3.7 EPSS 0.00378
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Affected Products & Versions

8
f5 big-ip domain name system>= 12.1.3 and <= 12.1.3.5
f5 big-ip domain name system> 13.1.0 and <= 13.1.0.7
f5 big-ip global traffic manager>= 12.1.3 and <= 12.1.3.5
f5 big-ip global traffic manager>= 13.1.0 and <= 13.1.0.7
f5 big-ip local traffic manager>= 12.1.3 and <= 12.1.3.5
f5 big-ip local traffic manager>= 13.1.0 and <= 13.1.0.7
f5 big-ip link controller>= 12.1.3 and <= 12.1.3.5
f5 big-ip link controller>= 13.1.0 and <= 13.1.0.7
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Scoring & Timeline

3.7
LOW · CVSS v3.0 · f5sirt@f5.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD25 Jul 2018 · 02:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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References & Sources

1
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K45435121MitigationVendor Advisory
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