CVE-2017-6160

In F5 BIG-IP AAM and PEM software version 12.0.0 to 12.1.1, 11.6.0 to 11.6.1, 11.4.1 to 11.5.4, a remote attacker may create maliciously crafted HTTP request to cause Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to restart and temporarily fail to process traffic. This issue is exposed on virtual servers using a Policy Enforcement profile or a Web Acceleration profile. Systems that do not have BIG-IP AAM module provisioned are not vulnerable. The Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) may restart and temporarily fail to process traffic. Systems that do not have BIG-IP AAM or PEM module provisioned are not vulnerable.

Score

CVSS 3.0 5.9 Medium

Status

Modified - f5sirt@f5.com

Published

2017-10-27

Last modified

2024-09-16

Affected products

• Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager (F5)
• Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager (F5)
• Big-ip Aam (F5 Networks Inc.)
• Pem (F5 Networks Inc.)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101632
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039670
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K19430431