Improper input validation in F5 Networks products - CVE-2017-6164
Published: December 25, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9747
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6164
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 Edge Gateway
BIG-IP WebAccelerator
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 Edge Gateway
BIG-IP WebAccelerator
BIG-IP WebSafe
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary commands 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 TLS 1.2 data, trigger a flaw in the ClientSSL profile component of the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) and cause it to crash or potentially execute commands on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-6164
The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions: 11.5.5, 11.6.2, 12.1.3, 13.1.0.