CVE-2016-9245

MEDIUM

F5 BIG-IP 12.1.0-12.1.2 - Denial of Service via Malicious HTTP Requests

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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)

Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22216037
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037964
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96471

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9
EPSS 0.0066
EPSS Percentile 71.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-284
Status published
Products (31)
f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager 12.1.0
f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager 12.1.1
f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager 12.1.2
f5/big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 12.1.0
f5/big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 12.1.1
f5/big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 12.1.2
f5/big-ip_analytics 12.1.0
f5/big-ip_analytics 12.1.1
f5/big-ip_analytics 12.1.2
f5/big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 12.1.0
... and 21 more
Published Mar 07, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026