PT-2016-6224 · F5 · F5 Big-Ip

Published 2016-08-26 · Updated 2019-06-06 · CVE-2016-5023

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 systems versions 11.2.1 HF11 through HF15 F5 BIG-IP systems versions 11.4.1 HF4 through HF10 F5 BIG-IP systems versions 11.5.3 through 11.5.4 F5 BIG-IP systems versions 11.6.0 HF5 through HF7 F5 BIG-IP systems version 12.0.0

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a Traffic Management Microkernel restart, via crafted network traffic when virtual servers are configured with a TCP profile.

Recommendations For F5 BIG-IP systems versions 11.2.1 HF11 through HF15, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue. For F5 BIG-IP systems versions 11.4.1 HF4 through HF10, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue. For F5 BIG-IP systems versions 11.5.3 through 11.5.4, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue. For F5 BIG-IP systems versions 11.6.0 HF5 through HF7, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue. For F5 BIG-IP systems version 12.0.0, update to a newer version to resolve the issue.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-5023

Affected Products

F5 Big-Ip

References · 5

• https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/19/sol19784568.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5023 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-5023 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92670 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036624 · Note