#VU9741 Improper input validation in F5 Networks products - CVE-2017-6132 

 

#VU9741 Improper input validation in F5 Networks products - CVE-2017-6132

Published: December 25, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9741
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6132
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 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.


Remediation

The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions: 11.5.5, 11.6.2, 12.1.3, 13.1.0.

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