CVE-2017-6160

Severity

43%

Complexity

86%

Confidentiality

48%

In F5 BIG-IP AAM and PEM software version 12.0.0 to 12.1.1, 11.6.0 to 11.6.1, 11.4.1 to 11.5.4, a remote attacker may create maliciously crafted HTTP request to cause Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to restart and temporarily fail to process traffic. This issue is exposed on virtual servers using a Policy Enforcement profile or a Web Acceleration profile. Systems that do not have BIG-IP AAM module provisioned are not vulnerable. The Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) may restart and temporarily fail to process traffic. Systems that do not have BIG-IP AAM or PEM module provisioned are not vulnerable.

In F5 BIG-IP AAM and PEM software version 12.0.0 to 12.1.1, 11.6.0 to 11.6.1, 11.4.1 to 11.5.4, a remote attacker may create maliciously crafted HTTP request to cause Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to restart and temporarily fail to process traffic. This issue is exposed on virtual servers using a Policy Enforcement profile or a Web Acceleration profile. Systems that do not have BIG-IP AAM module provisioned are not vulnerable. The Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) may restart and temporarily fail to process traffic. Systems that do not have BIG-IP AAM or PEM module provisioned are not vulnerable.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.9. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: high. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4.3. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P).

Overview

Type

F5

First reported 7 years ago

2017-10-27 14:29:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-10-03 00:03:00

Affected Software

F5 Networks BIGIP Application Acceleration Manager 11.4.0

11.4.0

F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager 11.4.1

11.4.1

F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager 11.5.0

11.5.0

F5 Networks BIGIP Application Acceleration Manager 11.5.1

11.5.1

F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager 11.5.2

11.5.2

F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager 11.5.3

11.5.3

F5 Big-IP Application Acceleration Manager 11.5.4

11.5.4

F5 Networks BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager 11.5.5

11.5.5

F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager 11.6.0

11.6.0

F5 Networks BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager 11.6.1

11.6.1

F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager (AAM) 12.0.0

12.0.0

F5 Networks BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager 12.1.0

12.1.0

F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager (AAM) 12.1.1

12.1.1

F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager 11.4.0

11.4.0

F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager 11.4.1

11.4.1

F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager 11.5.0

11.5.0

F5 Networks BIGIP Policy Enforcement Manager 11.5.1

11.5.1

F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager 11.5.2

11.5.2

F5 Networks BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager 11.5.3

11.5.3

F5 Big-IP Policy Enforcement Manager 11.5.4

11.5.4

F5 Networks BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager 11.5.5

11.5.5

F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager 11.6.0

11.6.0

F5 Networks BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager 11.6.1

11.6.1

F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager (PEM) 12.0.0

12.0.0

F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager (PEM) 12.1.0

12.1.0

F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager (PEM) 12.1.1

12.1.1

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