CVE-2017-6161 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting various F5 BIG-IP products across several software versions (12.0.0-12.1.2, 11.6.0-11.6.1, 11.4.0-11.5.4, 11.2.1). When ConfigSync is enabled, attackers on adjacent networks can bypass TLS protections for mcpd connections. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) has an adjacent attack vector and high attack complexity, potentially leading to resource exhaustion and a denial-of-service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 11.5.0, <= 11.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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