PT-2017-10023 · F5 · Big-Ip

Published 2017-05-09 · Updated 2017-07-08 · CVE-2016-9251

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions F5 BIG-IP versions 12.0.0 through 12.1.2

Description An authenticated attacker may be able to cause an escalation of privileges through a crafted iControl REST connection.

Recommendations For versions 12.0.0 through 12.1.2, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-9251

Affected Products

Big-Ip

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9251 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9251 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K41107914 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038414 · Note