#VU8981 Denial of service in F5 Networks products - CVE-2017-6159

 

#VU8981 Denial of service in F5 Networks products - CVE-2017-6159

Published: October 30, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8981
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2017-6159
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable 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
Software vendor:
F5 Networks

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the due to the MPTCP option is enabled on a virtual server. A remote attacker can use the MPTCP option of a TCP profile and cause TMM to restart hence temporarily failing to process traffic.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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