#VU8983 Resource exhaustion in F5 Networks products - CVE-2017-0303

 

#VU8983 Resource exhaustion in F5 Networks products - CVE-2017-0303

Published: October 30, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8983
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-2017-0303
CWE-ID: CWE-400
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 due to an error when removing connections handled by a virtual server with an associated SOCKS profile from the connection table when the connections are finished. A remote attacker can consume all available connection resources and cause the system to be unable to process additional connections.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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