Resource exhaustion in F5 Networks products - CVE-2017-0303
Published: October 30, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8983
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-2017-0303
CWE-ID: CWE-400
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 due to an error when removing connections handled by a virtual server with an associated SOCKS profile from the connection table when the connections are finished. A remote attacker can consume all available connection resources and cause the system to be unable to process additional connections.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists due to an error when removing connections handled by a virtual server with an associated SOCKS profile from the connection table when the connections are finished. A remote attacker can consume all available connection resources and cause the system to be unable to process additional connections.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-0303
Install update from vendor's website.