CVE-2016-7476 describes a memory leak vulnerability in the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) component of various F5 BIG-IP products, including LTM, AAM, AFM, APM, ASM, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, PSM, and WebSafe. This flaw, present in specific versions of 11.6.0, 11.5.0, and 11.3.0, can be triggered by specially crafted TCP traffic. Rated with a CVSSv3 score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) by exhausting system memory. The attack complexity is low, requiring no user interaction or privileges. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there any public exploit codes available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating a low level of public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_websafe:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_module:11.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_module:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_module:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.