CVE-2017-6166

Published: Nov 22, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-415

5.9MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

In BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Link Controller, PEM, and WebSafe software 12.0.0 to 12.1.1, in some cases the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) may crash when processing fragmented packets. This vulnerability affects TMM through a virtual server configured with a FastL4 profile. Traffic processing is disrupted while TMM restarts. If the affected BIG-IP system is configured as part of a device group, it will trigger a failover to the peer device.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:HAttack Complexity

High

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-415

Affected Products

commercial·US

big-ip afmOn-premNetwork Device

Networking Infrastructure / firewall

big-ip analyticsOn-premNetwork Device

Networking Infrastructure / network-management

big-ip apmOn-premNetwork Device

Networking Infrastructure / firewall

big-ip application acceleration managerOn-premNetwork Device

Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy

big-ip asmOn-premNetwork Device

Networking Infrastructure / firewall

big-ip dnsOn-premNetwork Device

Networking Infrastructure / dns-dhcp-ntp

big-ip link controllerOn-premNetwork Device

Networking Infrastructure / router-switch

big-ip ltmOn-premNetwork Device

Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy

F5 Networks, Inc.

commercial·USaka f5

BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Link Controller, PEM, and WebSafeOn-premNetwork Device

Networking Infrastructure / firewall

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Exploitability

Workaround Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique

Privilege Escalation

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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102264

securityfocus.com

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K65615624

support.f5.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039949

securitytracker.com

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