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CVE-2017-6159

F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, Websafe software version 12.0.0 to 12.1.2, 11.6.0 to 11.6.1 are vulnerable to a denial of service attack when the MPTCP option is enabled on a virtual server. Data plane is vulnerable when using the MPTCP option of a TCP profile. There is no control plane exposure. An attacker may be able to disrupt services by causing TMM to restart hence temporarily failing to process traffic.

  • Published: Oct 27, 2017
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2017-6159
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5.9
  • AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.3
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
f5 / big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.6.1 11.6.1.x
f5 / big-ip_local_traffic_manager 12.1.2 12.1.2.x
f5 / big-ip_local_traffic_manager 12.0.0 12.0.0.x
f5 / big-ip_local_traffic_manager 12.1.0 12.1.0.x
f5 / big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.6.0 11.6.0.x
f5 / big-ip_local_traffic_manager 12.1.1 12.1.1.x
f5 / big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 12.0.0 12.0.0.x
f5 / big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 12.1.0 12.1.0.x
f5 / big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.6.1 11.6.1.x
f5 / big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 12.1.1 12.1.1.x
f5 / big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 12.1.2 12.1.2.x
f5 / big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.6.0 11.6.0.x
f5 / big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 12.1.0 12.1.0.x
f5 / big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 12.1.2 12.1.2.x
f5 / big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.6.0 11.6.0.x
f5 / big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 12.1.1 12.1.1.x
f5 / big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 12.0.0 12.0.0.x
f5 / big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.6.1 11.6.1.x
f5 / big-ip_access_policy_manager 12.1.2 12.1.2.x
f5 / big-ip_access_policy_manager 12.0.0 12.0.0.x
f5 / big-ip_access_policy_manager 12.1.1 12.1.1.x
f5 / big-ip_access_policy_manager 12.1.0 12.1.0.x
f5 / big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.6.1 11.6.1.x
f5 / big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.6.0 11.6.0.x
f5 / big-ip_application_security_manager 11.6.0 11.6.0.x
f5 / big-ip_application_security_manager 12.1.1 12.1.1.x
f5 / big-ip_application_security_manager 12.1.0 12.1.0.x
f5 / big-ip_application_security_manager 11.6.1 11.6.1.x
f5 / big-ip_application_security_manager 12.0.0 12.0.0.x
f5 / big-ip_application_security_manager 12.1.2 12.1.2.x
f5 / big-ip_link_controller 12.1.1 12.1.1.x
f5 / big-ip_link_controller 12.1.0 12.1.0.x
f5 / big-ip_link_controller 11.6.1 11.6.1.x
f5 / big-ip_link_controller 12.1.2 12.1.2.x
f5 / big-ip_link_controller 11.6.0 11.6.0.x
f5 / big-ip_link_controller 12.0.0 12.0.0.x
f5 / big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager 12.1.1 12.1.1.x
f5 / big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager 12.1.2 12.1.2.x
f5 / big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager 12.0.0 12.0.0.x
f5 / big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager 11.6.1 11.6.1.x
f5 / big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager 12.1.0 12.1.0.x
f5 / big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager 11.6.0 11.6.0.x
f5 / big-ip_websafe 1.0.0 1.0.0.x