CVE-2016-4545 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting F5 BIG-IP virtual servers running version 11.5.4 with SSL profiles enabled. Remote attackers can trigger a Traffic Management Microkernel restart and resource exhaustion by sending a specially crafted SSL alert during the handshake process. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (High), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.