Denial of service in F5 BIG-IP
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2016-9250 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
BIG-IP AAM Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc BIG-IP DNS Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc BIG-IP Link Controller Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc BIG-IP AFM Hardware solutions / Security hardware applicances BIG-IP Analytics Hardware solutions / Security hardware applicances BIG-IP APM Hardware solutions / Security hardware applicances BIG-IP ASM Hardware solutions / Security hardware applicances BIG-IP LTM Hardware solutions / Security hardware applicances BIG-IP PEM Hardware solutions / Security hardware applicances BIG-IP GTM Hardware solutions / Security hardware applicances BIG-IP WebSafe Server applications / Server solutions for antivurus protection |
| Vendor | F5 Networks |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Denial of service
EUVDB-ID: #VU6531
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9250
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated user to delete files on the target system.
The weakness exists due to insufficient security controls imposed by the management control plane component of the affected software. A remote attacker can use undisclosed measures through the Web Configuration Utility, iControl REST, or iControl SOAP, delete arbitrary files through an undisclosed mechanism and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in denial of service.
Update to version 12.1.2 HF1 or 13.0.0.
Vulnerable software versionsBIG-IP AAM: 11.4.0 - 12.1.2
BIG-IP AFM: 11.6.1 - 12.1.2
BIG-IP Analytics: 12.0.0 - 12.1.2
BIG-IP APM: 11.6.1 - 12.1.2
BIG-IP ASM: 11.6.1 - 12.1.2
BIG-IP DNS: 12.0.0 - 12.1.2
BIG-IP Link Controller: 12.0.0 - 12.1.2
BIG-IP LTM: 11.2.1 - 12.1.2
BIG-IP PEM: 11.6.1 - 12.1.2
BIG-IP WebSafe: 12.0 - 12.1.2
BIG-IP GTM: 11.6.1 - 11.6.1 HF1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:h:f5_networks:big-ip_aam:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:f5_networks:big-ip_aam:11.4.0:HF4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:f5_networks:big-ip_aam:11.4.0:HF6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:f5_networks:big-ip_afm:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:f5_networks:big-ip_afm:11.6.1:HF1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:f5_networks:big-ip_afm:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:f5_networks:big-ip_analytics:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:f5_networks:big-ip_analytics:12.0.0 HF1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:f5_networks:big-ip_analytics:12.0.0 HF3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:f5_networks:big-ip_apm:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:f5_networks:big-ip_asm:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:f5_networks:big-ip_dns:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:f5_networks:big-ip_link_controller:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:f5_networks:big-ip_ltm:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:f5_networks:big-ip_pem:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:f5_networks:big-ip_websafe:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:f5_networks:big-ip_gtm:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K55792317
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected device in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
