Improper input validation in F5 Networks products - CVE-2017-6132
Published: December 25, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9741
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6132
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 vulnerability exists in the default configuration due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the target primary or secondary High Availability state mirror listeners to cause the target Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to restart and traffic to disrupt.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Affected software
BIG-IP WebSafe
BIG-IP Analytics
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP GTM
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP Link Controller
BIG-IP Analytics
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP GTM
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP Link Controller
How to mitigate CVE-2017-6132
The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions: 11.5.5, 11.6.2, 12.1.3, 13.1.0.