Improper resource shutdown in F5 Networks products - CVE-2017-6155
Published: May 1, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12319
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6155
CWE-ID: CWE-404
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: F5 Networks
Affected software:
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP PSM
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP Edge Gateway
BIG-IP Link Controller
BIG-IP WebAccelerator
BIG-IP WebSafe
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP PSM
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP Edge Gateway
BIG-IP Link Controller
BIG-IP WebAccelerator
BIG-IP WebSafe
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper resource shutdown. A remote attacker can submit malformed SPDY or HTTP/2 requests and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists due to improper resource shutdown. A remote attacker can submit malformed SPDY or HTTP/2 requests and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-6155
Update to version 13.1.0, 13.0.1, 12.1.3.1, 11.6.3 or 11.5.6.