K12403422 : BIG-IP ASM vulnerability CVE-2018-5541

Security Advisory Description

When the BIG-IP ASM system processes HTTP requests, an unusually large number of parameters can cause excessive CPU usage in the BIG-IP ASM bd process. (CVE-2018-5541)

Impact

BIG-IP

When this vulnerability is exploited, the BIG-IP ASM system may experience a denial of service (DoS). BIG-IP systems that are not provisioned with BIG-IP ASM are not affected.

BIG-IQ, F5 iWorkflow, Enterprise Manager, ARX, and Traffix SDC

There is no impact; these F5 products are not affected by this vulnerability.