Denial of service in F5 Networks products - CVE-2017-6159
Published: October 30, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8981
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6159
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: F5 Networks
Affected software:
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP Analytics
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP GTM
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP Link Controller
BIG-IP WebSafe
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP Analytics
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP GTM
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP Link Controller
BIG-IP WebSafe
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the due to the MPTCP option is enabled on a virtual server. A remote attacker can use the MPTCP option of a TCP profile and cause TMM to restart hence temporarily failing to process traffic.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists in the due to the MPTCP option is enabled on a virtual server. A remote attacker can use the MPTCP option of a TCP profile and cause TMM to restart hence temporarily failing to process traffic.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-6159
Install update from vendor's website.