CVE-2016-7468: f5 networks f5 big-ip ltm, aam, afm, analytics, apm, asm, link controller, pem, psm, Improper Access Control
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-7468 is a medium (CVSS 5.9) Improper Access Control vulnerability in f5 networks f5 big-ip ltm, aam, afm, analytics, apm, asm, link controller, pem, psm,. EPSS estimates a 1.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 23-03-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An unauthenticated remote attacker may be able to disrupt services on F5 BIG-IP 11.4.1 - 11.5.4 devices with maliciously crafted network traffic. This vulnerability affects virtual servers associated with TCP profiles when the BIG-IP system's tm.tcpprogressive db variable value is set to non-default setting "enabled". The default value for the tm.tcpprogressive db variable is "negotiate". An attacker may be able to disrupt traffic or cause the BIG-IP system to fail over to another device in the device group.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
1.77%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
78%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.77% 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
F510 products
- big-ip_access_policy_manager11.4.0 | 11.4.1 | 11.5.0 | 11.5.1 | 11.5.2 | 11.5.3 | 11.5.4
- 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
- big-ip_analytics11.4.0 | 11.4.1 | 11.5.0 | 11.5.1 | 11.5.2 | 11.5.3 | 11.5.4
- 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
- big-ip_application_security_manager11.4.0 | 11.4.1 | 11.5.0 | 11.5.1 | 11.5.2 | 11.5.3 | 11.5.4
F5 networks1 product
2 vendors · 11 products