Improper resource shutdown in F5 Networks products - CVE-2017-6148
Published: May 17, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12805
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6148
CWE-ID: CWE-404
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to responses to SOCKS proxy requests made through the BIG-IP system. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists due to responses to SOCKS proxy requests made through the BIG-IP system. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.
Affected software
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP WebSafe
BIG-IP Link Controller
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP WebSafe
BIG-IP Link Controller
BIG-IP AAM
How to mitigate CVE-2017-6148
Update to versions 11.5.6, 11.6.3, 12.1.3.2, 13.0.1 or 13.1.0.