CVE-2017-6159
F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, Websafe software version 12.0.0 to 12.1.2, 11.6.0 to 11.6.1 are vulnerable to a denial of service attack when the MPTCP option is enabled on a virtual server. Data plane is vulnerable when using the MPTCP option of a TCP profile. There is no control plane exposure. An attacker may be able to disrupt services by causing TMM to restart hence temporarily failing to process traffic.
- Score
- CVSS 3.0 5.9 Medium
- Status
- Modified - f5sirt@f5.com
- Published
- 2017-10-27
- Last modified
- 2024-09-17
Affected products
- Big-ip Access Policy Manager (F5)
- Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager (F5)
- Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager (F5)
- Big-ip Application Security Manager (F5)
- Big-ip Link Controller (F5)
- Big-ip Local Traffic Manager (F5)
- Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager (F5)
- Big-ip Websafe (F5)
- Aam (F5 Networks Inc.)
- Afm (F5 Networks Inc.)
- Analytics (F5 Networks Inc.)
- Apm (F5 Networks Inc.)
- Asm (F5 Networks Inc.)
- Big-ip Ltm (F5 Networks Inc.)
- Dns (F5 Networks Inc.)
- Gtm (F5 Networks Inc.)
- Link Controller (F5 Networks Inc.)
- Pem (F5 Networks Inc.)
- Websafe (F5 Networks Inc.)
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101633
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039669
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K10002335
