CVE-2016-5022 describes a critical denial-of-service vulnerability affecting numerous F5 BIG-IP products and related BIG-IQ and iWorkflow versions. When Packet Filtering is enabled on virtual servers or self IP addresses, remote attackers can trigger a Traffic Management Microkernel restart and potentially other impacts through crafted network traffic. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While highly severe, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.