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CVE-2016-9244

76
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-9244, dubbed "Ticketbleed," is a memory disclosure vulnerability affecting F5 BIG-IP virtual servers configured with a Client SSL profile and the non-default Session Tickets option enabled. This flaw allows a remote attacker to leak up to 31 bytes of uninitialized memory, potentially exposing SSL session IDs and other sensitive data. With a CVSSv3 score of 7.5 (High) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and lack of user interaction. While not listed in CISA KEV, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and it has garnered substantial community discussion and media coverage, suggesting a high potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
11.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
74.00%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-44446 · Feb 14, 2017
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.7400 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/141017/Ticketbleed-F5-TLS-Information-Disclosure.html
blog.filippo.io / finding-ticketbleed
filippo.io / Ticketbleed
github.com / 0x00string/oldays/blob/master/CVE-2016-9244.py
support.f5.com / csp/article/K05121675
MitigationVendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/41298
securityfocus.com / bid/96143
securitytracker.com / id/1037800
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry