CVE-2016-6876: f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager Resource Management Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-6876 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager. EPSS estimates a 1.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 07-09-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The RESOLV::lookup iRule command in F5 BIG-IP LTM, APM, ASM, and Link Controller 10.2.1 through 10.2.4, 11.2.1, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.4 HF2, 11.6.x before 11.6.1, and 12.0.0 before HF3; BIG-IP AAM, AFM, and PEM 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.4 HF2, 11.6.x before 11.6.1, and 12.0.0 before HF3; BIG-IP Analytics 11.2.1, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.4 HF2, 11.6.x before 11.6.1, and 12.0.0 before HF3; BIG-IP DNS 12.0.0 before HF3; BIG-IP Edge Gateway, WebAccelerator, and WOM 10.2.1 through 10.2.4 and 11.2.1; BIG-IP GTM 10.2.1 through 10.2.4, 11.2.1, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.4 HF2, and 11.6.x before 11.6.1; and BIG-IP PSM 10.2.1 through 10.2.4 and 11.4.0 through 11.4.1 allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or Traffic Management Microkernel crash) via a crafted PTR response.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
1.58%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
75%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.58% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
F514 products
- big-ip_access_policy_manager10.2.1 | 10.2.2 | 10.2.3 | 10.2.4 | 11.2.1 | 11.4.0 | 11.4.1 | 11.5.0 | 11.5.1 | 11.5.2 | 11.5.3 | 11.5.4 | 11.6.0 | 12.0.0
- big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager11.4.0 | 11.4.1 | 11.5.0 | 11.5.1 | 11.5.2 | 11.5.3 | 11.5.4 | 11.6.0 | 12.0.0
- big-ip_analytics11.2.1 | 11.4.0 | 11.4.1 | 11.5.0 | 11.5.1 | 11.5.2 | 11.5.3 | 11.5.4 | 11.6.0 | 12.0.0
- big-ip_application_acceleration_manager11.4.0 | 11.4.1 | 11.5.0 | 11.5.1 | 11.5.2 | 11.5.3 | 11.5.4 | 11.6.0 | 12.0.0
- big-ip_application_security_manager10.2.1 | 10.2.2 | 10.2.3 | 10.2.4 | 11.2.1 | 11.4.0 | 11.4.1 | 11.5.0 | 11.5.1 | 11.5.2 | 11.5.3 | 11.5.4 | 11.6.0 | 12.0.0
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