CVE-2017-6164

high-risk
Published 2017-12-21

In F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebAccelerator and WebSafe software version 13.0.0, 12.0.0 - 12.1.2, 11.6.0 - 11.6.1 and 11.5.0 - 11.5.4, in some circumstances, Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) does not properly handle certain malformed TLS1.2 records, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) or possible remote command execution on the BIG-IP system.

Do I need to act?

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2.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.1/10 High
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (20)

Affected Vendors

F5

References (4)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040054
Issue Tracking https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K02714910
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040054
Issue Tracking https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K02714910
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 6/34 · Minimal
Exposure 29/34 · Critical