PT-2017-16907 · F5 · Big-Ip

Published 2017-12-21 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-6135

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions F5 BIG-IP software version 13.0.0

Description A slow memory leak may occur due to undisclosed IPv4 or IPv6 packets sent to BIG-IP management port or self IP addresses, potentially leading to out of memory (OOM) conditions.

Recommendations For version 13.0.0, consider restricting access to the management port and self IP addresses to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, monitor system memory usage closely and restart the system if necessary to prevent out of memory conditions.

Fix

Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-772

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-6135

Affected Products

Big-Ip

References · 4

• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K43322910 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6135 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6135 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040050 · Note