CVE-2017-6137 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting multiple F5 BIG-IP products across specific 11.6.1 and 12.x versions. When software SYN cookie protection is active, certain undisclosed traffic patterns can disrupt the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) on vulnerable platforms. With a CVSS score of 5.9 (Medium), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and high attack complexity, leading to a high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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