PT-2016-6011 · F5 · F5 Big-Ip

Published 2016-06-07 · Updated 2016-06-09 · CVE-2016-4545

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions F5 BIG-IP version 11.5.4

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in resource consumption and a Traffic Management Microkernel restart. This occurs when an SSL alert is sent during the handshake, and SSL profiles are enabled.

Recommendations For F5 BIG-IP version 11.5.4, consider disabling SSL profiles as a temporary workaround to minimize the risk of exploitation. Restrict access to the SSL handshake process to prevent remote attackers from sending malicious SSL alerts.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-4545

Affected Products

F5 Big-Ip

References · 4

• https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/48/sol48042976.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-4545 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4545 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036025 · Note