PT-2017-10024 · F5 · F5 Big-Ip

Published 2017-03-27 · Updated 2019-06-06 · CVE-2016-9252

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 versions prior to 11.5.4 HF3 F5 BIG-IP versions 11.6.x prior to 11.6.1 HF2 F5 BIG-IP versions 12.x prior to 12.1.2

Description The issue is related to the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) in F5 BIG-IP, which does not properly handle minimum path MTU options for IPv6. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) through unspecified vectors.

Recommendations For F5 BIG-IP versions prior to 11.5.4 HF3, update to version 11.5.4 HF3 or later. For F5 BIG-IP versions 11.6.x prior to 11.6.1 HF2, update to version 11.6.1 HF2 or later. For F5 BIG-IP versions 12.x prior to 12.1.2, update to version 12.1.2 or later.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-19

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-9252

Affected Products

F5 Big-Ip

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9252 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9252 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K46535047 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038132 · Note