CVE-2017-6159

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.9
Exploit probability—
ProductF5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager
PublishedOct 27, 2017
First seenOct 27, 2017

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager11.6.0, 11.6.1, 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2—
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager11.6.0, 11.6.1, 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2—
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager11.6.0, 11.6.1, 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2—
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager11.6.0, 11.6.1, 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2—
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager11.6.0, 11.6.1, 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2—
f5 big-ip_link_controller11.6.0, 11.6.1, 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2—
f5 big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager11.6.0, 11.6.1, 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2—
f5 big-ip_websafe1.0.0—

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CVE-2017-6159 · F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager · Dark Radar