CVE-2017-6147 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting multiple F5 BIG-IP products, including LTM, APM, and ASM, in versions 12.1.2-HF1 and 13.0.0. An undisclosed type of response can cause the TMM process to restart, leading to service interruption, specifically when "SSL Forward Proxy" is enabled in both client and server SSL profiles on a BIG-IP Virtual Server. The vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 5.9 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with high impact on availability and high attack complexity. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_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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