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 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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.78%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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".
- CVSS 3.0
- 3.7 LOWCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.78% probability · 56th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- f5/big-ip domain name system · f5/big-ip global traffic manager · f5/big-ip local traffic manager · f5/big-ip link controller
- Source
- f5sirt@f5.com
EPSS 0.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K45435121Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K45435121Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.