CVE-2017-6136 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting multiple F5 BIG-IP products (LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebSafe) in versions 13.0.0 and 12.0.0-12.1.2. Undisclosed traffic patterns sent to virtual servers with TCP Fast Open and Tail Loss Probe enabled can disrupt the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM). The vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 5.9 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with high complexity, requiring no user interaction or privileges, and leading to high availability impact. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has received minimal community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 12.1.0, <= 12.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 12.1.0, <= 12.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 12.1.0, <= 12.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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