CVE-2016-9245

MEDIUM

F5 BIG-IP <12.1.2 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

In F5 BIG-IP systems 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. An attacker may be able to disrupt traffic or cause the BIG-IP system to fail over to another device in the device group.

References (3)

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96471

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037964

[Vendor Advisory] https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22216037

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9

EPSS 0.0066

EPSS Percentile 70.7%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

Classification

CWE

CWE-284

Status published

Affected Products (31)

f5/big-ip_local_traffic_manager

f5/big-ip_application_acceleration_manager

f5/big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager

f5/big-ip_analytics

f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager

... and 16 more

Timeline

Published Mar 07, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026