Resource exhaustion in F5 Networks products - CVE-2017-6161
Published: October 30, 2017 / Updated: December 25, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8986
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2017-6161
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: F5 Networks
Affected software:
BIG-IP WebAccelerator
BIG-IP Link Controller
BIG-IP Edge Gateway
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP PSM
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP GTM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP Analytics
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP WebAccelerator
BIG-IP Link Controller
BIG-IP Edge Gateway
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP PSM
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP GTM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP Analytics
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP LTM
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-6161
Install update from vendor's website.