CVE-2017-6138

Summary

CVECVE-2017-6138
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-12-21 17:29:00 UTC
Updated2018-01-05 15:33:00 UTC
DescriptionIn F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM and WebSafe software version 13.0.0 and 12.1.0 - 12.1.2, malicious requests made to virtual servers with an HTTP profile can cause the TMM to restart. The issue is exposed with BIG-IP APM profiles, regardless of settings. The issue is also exposed with the non-default "normalize URI" configuration options used in iRules and/or BIG-IP LTM policies.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager 13.0.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager 13.0.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager 13.0.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager 13.0.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Analytics 13.0.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Analytics 13.0.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Analytics All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager 13.0.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager 13.0.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Security Manager 13.0.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Security Manager 13.0.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Security Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Dns 13.0.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Dns 13.0.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Dns All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager 13.0.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager 13.0.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Link Controller 13.0.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Link Controller 13.0.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Link Controller All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager 13.0.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager 13.0.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager 13.0.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager 13.0.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Websafe 13.0.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Websafe 13.0.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Websafe All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
support.f5.com/csp/article/K34514540 CONFIRM support.f5.com Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
F5 BIG-IP HTTP Processing Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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