Denial of Service Vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP SSL Profiles
CVE-2016-4545

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

F5
Status
Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 June 2016

What is CVE-2016-4545?

The F5 BIG-IP product version 11.5.4 is susceptible to a denial of service vulnerability when SSL profiles are enabled. Attackers can exploit this weakness by sending particular SSL alerts during the handshake process, leading to significant resource consumption and a potential restart of the Traffic Management Microkernel. This can disrupt services and affect the availability of virtual servers, emphasizing the need for timely security updates and monitoring.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036025
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https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/48/sol...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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