Resource exhaustion in F5 Networks products - CVE-2017-6161
Published: October 30, 2017 / Updated: December 25, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8986
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-2017-6161
CWE-ID: CWE-400
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 a flaw in configuration synchronization (ConfigSync). A remote attacker can bypass the TLS protections on connections to the master control program daemon (MCPD), consume excessive resources and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in configuration synchronization (ConfigSync). A remote attacker can bypass the TLS protections on connections to the master control program daemon (MCPD), consume excessive resources and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Affected software
BIG-IP Link Controller
BIG-IP WebAccelerator
BIG-IP Edge Gateway
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP Analytics
BIG-IP GTM
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP PSM
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP WebAccelerator
BIG-IP Edge Gateway
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP Analytics
BIG-IP GTM
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP PSM
BIG-IP AFM
How to mitigate CVE-2017-6161
Install update from vendor's website.