Denial of service in F5 Networks products - CVE-2017-6147
Published: September 16, 2017 / Updated: September 19, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8492
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6147
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 in the SSL Forward Proxy feature of multiple F5 Networks BIG-IP products due to improper processing of undisclosed requests. A remote attacker can send series of undisclosed requests, trigger the "SSL Forward Proxy" setup to connect to untrusted servers and cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) component to restart.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Note: This vulnerability affects only devices running a BIG-IP virtual server that has the SSL Forward Proxy option enabled in the assigned client and server SSL profiles.
The weakness exists in the SSL Forward Proxy feature of multiple F5 Networks BIG-IP products due to improper processing of undisclosed requests. A remote attacker can send series of undisclosed requests, trigger the "SSL Forward Proxy" setup to connect to untrusted servers and cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) component to restart.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Note: This vulnerability affects only devices running a BIG-IP virtual server that has the SSL Forward Proxy option enabled in the assigned client and server SSL profiles.
Affected software
BIG-IP Analytics
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP Link Controller
BIG-IP WebSafe
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP Link Controller
BIG-IP WebSafe
How to mitigate CVE-2017-6147
The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions:
12.0.0 - 12.1.2 for BIG-IP LTM, BIG-IP AAM, BIG-IP AFM, BIG-IP Analytics, BIG-IP APM, BIG-IP ASM, BIG-IP DNS, BIG-IP Link Controller, BIG-IP PEM, BIG-IP WebSafe.
11.4.0 - 11.6.1 for BIG-IP LTM, BIG-IP AAM, BIG-IP AFM, BIG-IP Analytics, BIG-IP APM, BIG-IP ASM, BIG-IP GTM, BIG-IP Link Controller, BIG-IP PEM.
11.2.1 for BIG-IP LTM, BIG-IP Analytics, BIG-IP APM, BIG-IP ASM, BIG-IP Edge Gateway, BIG-IP GTM, BIG-IP Link Controller.
12.0.0 - 12.1.2 for BIG-IP LTM, BIG-IP AAM, BIG-IP AFM, BIG-IP Analytics, BIG-IP APM, BIG-IP ASM, BIG-IP DNS, BIG-IP Link Controller, BIG-IP PEM, BIG-IP WebSafe.
11.4.0 - 11.6.1 for BIG-IP LTM, BIG-IP AAM, BIG-IP AFM, BIG-IP Analytics, BIG-IP APM, BIG-IP ASM, BIG-IP GTM, BIG-IP Link Controller, BIG-IP PEM.
11.2.1 for BIG-IP LTM, BIG-IP Analytics, BIG-IP APM, BIG-IP ASM, BIG-IP Edge Gateway, BIG-IP GTM, BIG-IP Link Controller.