CVE-2016-4545

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-4545
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-06-07 18:59:04 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionVirtual servers in F5 BIG-IP 11.5.4, when SSL profiles are enabled, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and Traffic Management Microkernel restart) via an SSL alert during the handshake.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager 11.5.4 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager 11.5.4 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Analytics 11.5.4 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager 11.5.4 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Security Manager 11.5.4 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager 11.5.4 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Link Controller 11.5.4 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager 11.5.4 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager 11.5.4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
F5 BIG-IP SSL Handshake Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
SOL48042976 - BIG-IP SSL vulnerability CVE-2016-4545 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.f5.com Vendor Advisory
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