CVE-2015-8240 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) of various F5 BIG-IP products, including LTM, APM, ASM, and GTM. The flaw stems from improper handling of TCP options, specifically related to the tm.minpathmtu database variable. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (High), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction, and leading to a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.