Cyber Resilience

CVE-2018-14634

Memory Safety in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager 11.2.1 – 11.6.4

CISA KEVActive ExploitationEUVD ExploitedPublic PoCMemory Safety
Published
25 September 2018
Modified
27 January 2026
KEV Added
26 January 2026
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3 7.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.15 96th percentile
Risk Priority 83 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2018-14634 is a high-severity Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE-190) vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked in the top 4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

An integer overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel's create_elf_tables() function, tracked as CVE-2018-14634 and CWE-190. The issue affects kernel versions 2.6.x, 3.10.x, and 4.14.x and carries a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.8.

An unprivileged local user with access to an SUID binary or other privileged executable can exploit the flaw to escalate privileges on the affected system. The attack requires local access but no user interaction and results in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Red Hat has published errata RHSA-2018:2748, RHSA-2018:2763, and RHSA-2018:2846 that provide updated kernels; additional details appear in the referenced Openwall and SecurityFocus entries. No information on observed in-the-wild exploitation is supplied in the source data.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

An integer overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel's create_elf_tables() function. An unprivileged local user with access to SUID (or otherwise privileged) binary could use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system. Kernel versions 2.6.x, 3.10.x and…

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4.14.x are believed to be vulnerable.

CWE(s)
CWE-190
KEV Date Added
26 January 2026

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
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T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
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T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services Lateral Movement
Adversaries may exploit remote services to gain unauthorized access to internal systems once inside of a network.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

paloaltonetworks
pan-os
7.1.0 — 7.1.23 · 8.0.0 — 8.0.16 · 8.1.0 — 8.1.7
f5
big-ip access policy manager
11.2.1 — 11.6.4 · 12.1.0 — 12.1.5 · 13.0.0 — 13.1.1.5
f5
big-ip advanced firewall manager
11.2.1 — 11.6.4 · 12.1.0 — 12.1.5 · 13.0.0 — 13.1.1.5
f5
big-ip analytics
11.2.1 — 11.6.4 · 12.1.0 — 12.1.5 · 13.0.0 — 13.1.1.5
f5
big-ip application acceleration manager
11.2.1 — 11.6.4 · 12.1.0 — 12.1.5 · 13.0.0 — 13.1.1.5
f5
big-ip application security manager
11.2.1 — 11.6.4 · 12.1.0 — 12.1.5 · 13.0.0 — 13.1.1.5
f5
big-ip domain name system
11.2.1 — 11.6.4 · 12.1.0 — 12.1.5 · 13.0.0 — 13.1.1.5
f5
big-ip edge gateway
11.2.1 — 11.6.4 · 12.1.0 — 12.1.5 · 13.0.0 — 13.1.1.5
f5
big-ip fraud protection service
11.2.1 — 11.6.4 · 12.1.0 — 12.1.5 · 13.0.0 — 13.1.1.5
f5
big-ip global traffic manager
11.2.1 — 11.6.4 · 12.1.0 — 12.1.5 · 13.0.0 — 13.1.1.5
+18 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V5.2.6

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require use of safe arithmetic, bounds checks, and testing that prevent integer overflows.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing in development can detect integer overflows before release.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure SDLC mandates input validation and arithmetic checks that prevent integer overflows.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
degrades

Application security requirements include bounds checking and safe arithmetic to avoid overflow conditions.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
degrades

Secure architecture principles require defensive coding patterns that mitigate integer wraparound risks.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards explicitly forbid unsafe integer operations and mandate overflow-safe constructs.

References