CVE-2017-6150 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting F5 BIG-IP systems (versions 13.0.0 and 12.1.0 - 12.1.3.1) when using FastL4 profiles with IP fragment reassembly disabled. Specifically, certain large fragmented packets can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to restart. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that can lead to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 12.1.0, <= 12.1.3.1CPE 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, <= 12.1.3.1CPE 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, <= 12.1.3.1CPE 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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