vulnerability
F5: CVE-2018-5502: K43121447: BIG-IP Client SSL vulnerability CVE-2018-5502
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Mar 21, 2018 | Jun 17, 2026 | Jun 17, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Mar 21, 2018
Added
Jun 17, 2026
Modified
Jun 17, 2026
Description
Attackers may be able to disrupt services on the BIG-IP system with maliciously crafted client certificate. This vulnerability affects virtual servers associated with Client SSL profile which enables the use of client certificate authentication. Client certificate authentication is not enabled by default in Client SSL profile. There is no control plane exposure.
Solution
f5-bigip-upgrade-latest
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