Denial of Service Vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP Software
CVE-2017-6132

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
F5
Status
Big-ip Ltm, Aam, Afm, Analytics, Apm, Asm, Dns, Gtm, Link Controller, Pem, Websafe
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 December 2017

Summary

An undisclosed sequence of packets sent to the BIG-IP High Availability state mirror listeners can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to restart. This disruption can lead to significant service downtime, impacting the functionality of multiple F5 BIG-IP functionalities, including LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, and Websafe across multiple versions.

Affected Version(s)

BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, Websafe 13.0.0

BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, Websafe 12.0.0 - 12.1.2

BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, Websafe 11.6.0 - 11.6.1

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102333
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K12044607
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040049
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

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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