CVE-2015-4638

Summary

CVECVE-2015-4638
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-09-18 14:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe FastL4 virtual server in F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, GTM, Link Controller, and PEM 11.3.0 through 11.5.2 and 11.6.0 through 11.6.0 HF4, BIG-IP Edge Gateway, WebAccelerator, and WOM 11.2.1 through 11.3.0, and BIG-IP PSM 11.2.1 through 11.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Traffic Management Microkernel restart) via a fragmented packet.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application F5 Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager 11.3.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager 11.4.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager 11.4.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager 11.5.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager 11.5.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager 11.5.2 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager 11.6.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Analytics 11.3.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Analytics 11.4.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Analytics 11.4.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Analytics 11.5.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Analytics 11.5.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Analytics 11.5.2 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Analytics 11.6.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Security Manager 11.3.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Security Manager 11.4.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Security Manager 11.4.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Security Manager 11.5.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Security Manager 11.5.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Security Manager 11.5.2 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Security Manager 11.6.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Edge Gateway 11.2.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Edge Gateway 11.3.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager 11.3.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager 11.4.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager 11.4.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager 11.5.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager 11.5.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager 11.5.2 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager 11.6.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Link Controller 11.3.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Link Controller 11.4.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Link Controller 11.4.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Link Controller 11.5.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Link Controller 11.5.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Link Controller 11.5.2 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Link Controller 11.6.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager 11.3.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager 11.4.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager 11.4.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager 11.5.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager 11.5.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager 11.5.2 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager 11.6.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager 11.3.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager 11.4.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager 11.4.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager 11.5.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager 11.5.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager 11.5.2 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager 11.6.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Protocol Security Module 11.2.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Protocol Security Module 11.3.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Protocol Security Module 11.4.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Protocol Security Module 11.4.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator 11.2.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator 11.3.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
F5 BIG-IP FastL4 Virtual Server Packet Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Cause the Target Service to Crash - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
SOL17155 - TMM vulnerability CVE-2015-4638 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.f5.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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