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CVE-2017-6138

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20 Input Validation
Publication date:
21/12/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025

Description

In F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM and WebSafe software version 13.0.0 and 12.1.0 - 12.1.2, malicious requests made to virtual servers with an HTTP profile can cause the TMM to restart. The issue is exposed with BIG-IP APM profiles, regardless of settings. The issue is also exposed with the non-default "normalize URI" configuration options used in iRules and/or BIG-IP LTM policies.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.50 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.00 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
5.00
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 12.1.0 (including) 12.1.2 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 12.1.0 (including) 12.1.2 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 12.1.0 (including) 12.1.2 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 12.1.0 (including) 12.1.2 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 12.1.0 (including) 12.1.2 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 12.1.0 (including) 12.1.2 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_dns:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 12.1.0 (including) 12.1.2 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_dns:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 12.1.0 (including) 12.1.2 (including)

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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