CVE-2017-6162: f5 networks, inc. big-ip ltm, aam, afm, analytics, apm, asm, dns, edge gateway, gtm, link controller, pem, websafe

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-6162 is a medium (CVSS 5.9) vulnerability in f5 networks, inc. big-ip ltm, aam, afm, analytics, apm, asm, dns, edge gateway, gtm, link controller, pem, websafe. EPSS estimates a 1.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 27-10-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, Websafe software version 12.0.0 to 12.1.2, 11.6.0 to 11.6.1, 11.4.0 to 11.5.4, 11.2.1, in some cases TMM may crash when processing TCP traffic. This vulnerability affects TMM via a virtual server configured with TCP profile. Traffic processing is disrupted while Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) restarts. If the affected BIG-IP system is configured to be part of a device group, it will trigger a failover to the peer device.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.