CVE-2017-6138 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting various F5 BIG-IP products, including LTM, APM, and ASM, across specific versions 12.1.0-12.1.2 and 13.0.0. Malicious requests to virtual servers configured with an HTTP profile can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to restart, leading to service disruption. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 7.5 (High), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity and results in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| 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:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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