K20134942 : SSL Forward Proxy vulnerability CVE-2018-5527

Security Advisory Description

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. (CVE-2018-5527)

Impact

This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disrupt service.