CVE-2016-7468
moderate-risk
Published 2017-03-23
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.
Do I need to act?
-
0.92% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
-
Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
?
Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.9/10
Medium
NETWORK
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Products (20)
Affected Vendors
References (6)
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97119
Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K13053402
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97119
Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K13053402
48
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
3/34 · Minimal
Exposure
27/34 · High