CVE-2017-6148 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP versions 13.0.0, 12.0.0-12.1.3.1, 11.6.1-11.6.2, and 11.5.1-11.5.5. Specifically, crafted SOCKS proxy requests can disrupt services provided by the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) when a SOCKS proxy profile is attached to a Virtual Server. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-exploitable flaw with low attack complexity that can lead to high availability impact on the data plane. There is no known public exploit code, active exploitation, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 11.5.1, <= 11.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 11.6.1, <= 11.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 12.0.0, <= 12.1.3CPE 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 11.5.1, <= 11.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_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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