CVE-2018-5538 - CVE House
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Status published Low 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...

Vulnerability Description

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".

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

F5 Networks, Inc.

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Affected Software

BIG-IP (DNS)
Vulnerable Versions:
13.1.0-13.1.0.7, 12.1.3-12.1.3.5

Timeline

Official Publish: July 25th, 2018
Last Modified: September 17th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.