CVE-2016-9252
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-9252 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | f5 |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-03-27 18:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC |
| Description | The Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) in F5 BIG-IP before 11.5.4 HF3, 11.6.x before 11.6.1 HF2 and 12.x before 12.1.2 does not properly handle minimum path MTU options for IPv6, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) through unspecified vectors. |
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-19 | TMM data-plane
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Access Policy Manager | 10.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Access Policy Manager | 10.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Access Policy Manager | 10.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Access Policy Manager | 10.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Access Policy Manager | 11.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Access Policy Manager | 11.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Access Policy Manager | 11.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Access Policy Manager | 11.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Access Policy Manager | 11.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Access Policy Manager | 11.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Access Policy Manager | 11.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Access Policy Manager | 11.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Access Policy Manager | 11.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Access Policy Manager | 11.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Access Policy Manager | 12.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Access Policy Manager | 12.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Access Policy Manager | 12.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager | 11.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager | 11.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager | 11.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager | 11.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager | 11.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager | 11.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager | 11.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager | 11.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager | 11.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager | 12.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager | 12.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager | 12.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Analytics | 11.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Analytics | 11.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Analytics | 11.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Analytics | 11.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Analytics | 11.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Analytics | 11.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Analytics | 11.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Analytics | 11.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Analytics | 11.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Analytics | 11.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Analytics | 12.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Analytics | 12.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Analytics | 12.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager | 11.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager | 11.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager | 11.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager | 11.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager | 11.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager | 11.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager | 11.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager | 11.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager | 11.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager | 12.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager | 12.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager | 12.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Security Manager | 10.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Security Manager | 10.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Security Manager | 10.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Security Manager | 10.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Security Manager | 11.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Security Manager | 11.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Security Manager | 11.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Security Manager | 11.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Security Manager | 11.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Security Manager | 11.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Security Manager | 11.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Security Manager | 11.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Security Manager | 11.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Security Manager | 11.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Security Manager | 12.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Security Manager | 12.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Security Manager | 12.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Domain Name System | 12.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Domain Name System | 12.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Domain Name System | 12.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Edge Gateway | 10.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Edge Gateway | 10.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Edge Gateway | 10.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Edge Gateway | 10.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Edge Gateway | 11.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Global Traffic Manager | 10.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Global Traffic Manager | 10.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Global Traffic Manager | 10.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Global Traffic Manager | 10.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Global Traffic Manager | 11.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Global Traffic Manager | 11.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Global Traffic Manager | 11.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Global Traffic Manager | 11.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Global Traffic Manager | 11.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Global Traffic Manager | 11.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Global Traffic Manager | 11.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Global Traffic Manager | 11.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Global Traffic Manager | 11.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Global Traffic Manager | 11.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Link Controller | 10.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Link Controller | 10.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Link Controller | 10.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Link Controller | 10.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Link Controller | 11.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Link Controller | 11.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Link Controller | 11.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Link Controller | 11.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Link Controller | 11.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Link Controller | 11.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Link Controller | 11.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Link Controller | 11.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Link Controller | 11.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Link Controller | 11.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Link Controller | 12.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Link Controller | 12.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Link Controller | 12.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Local Traffic Manager | 10.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Local Traffic Manager | 10.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Local Traffic Manager | 10.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Local Traffic Manager | 10.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Local Traffic Manager | 11.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Local Traffic Manager | 11.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Local Traffic Manager | 11.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Local Traffic Manager | 11.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Local Traffic Manager | 11.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Local Traffic Manager | 11.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Local Traffic Manager | 11.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Local Traffic Manager | 11.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Local Traffic Manager | 11.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Local Traffic Manager | 11.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Local Traffic Manager | 12.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Local Traffic Manager | 12.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Local Traffic Manager | 12.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager | 11.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager | 11.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager | 11.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager | 11.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager | 11.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager | 11.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager | 11.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager | 11.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager | 11.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager | 12.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager | 12.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager | 12.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Protocol Security Module | 10.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Protocol Security Module | 10.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Protocol Security Module | 10.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Protocol Security Module | 10.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Protocol Security Module | 11.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Protocol Security Module | 11.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Protocol Security Module | 11.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Webaccelerator | 10.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Webaccelerator | 10.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Webaccelerator | 10.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Webaccelerator | 10.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Webaccelerator | 11.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Websafe | 11.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Websafe | 11.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Websafe | 12.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Websafe | 12.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Websafe | 12.1.1 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | F5 Networks | F5 BIG-IP LTM AAM AFM Analytics APM ASM DNS Edge Gateway GTM Link Controller PEM PSM WebAccelerator WebSafe | affected 10.2.1, 10.2.2, 10.2.3, 10.2.4, 11.2.1, 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 11.6.0, 11.6.1, 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1 | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| support.f5.com/csp/article/K46535047 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.f5.com | Vendor Advisory |
| F5 BIG-IP IPv6 MTU Option Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
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