CVE-2017-6163 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting various F5 BIG-IP modules (LTM, AAM, AFM, APM, ASM, Link Controller, PEM, PSM) across several versions. The flaw occurs when a virtual server uses standard HTTP/2 or SPDY profiles with a Client SSL profile, allowing a remote client to initiate an excessive number of concurrent streams, thereby disrupting the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) data plane. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) has a network attack vector and high attack complexity, leading to high availability impact without affecting confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not widely targeted. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 11.4.0, <= 11.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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