PT-2017-16915 · F5 · Big-Ip

Published 2017-09-18 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-6147

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions F5 BIG-IP versions 12.1.2-HF1 through 13.0.0

Description The issue occurs when the "SSL Forward Proxy" setting is enabled in both the Client and Server SSL profiles assigned to a BIG-IP Virtual Server, potentially causing TMM to restart and resulting in an interruption of service due to undisclosed type of responses.

Recommendations For versions 12.1.2-HF1 through 13.0.0, consider disabling the "SSL Forward Proxy" setting in either the Client or Server SSL profiles assigned to a BIG-IP Virtual Server as a temporary workaround to minimize the risk of TMM restarts. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-6147

Affected Products

Big-Ip

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6147 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6147 · Security Note
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K43945001 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/100981 · Note