CVE-2017-6138

HIGH

F5 BIG-IP 12.1.0-12.1.2, 13.0.0 DoS via Malicious HTTP Requests

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In 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.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040051
Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K34514540

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0066
EPSS Percentile 71.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (24)
f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager 13.0.0
f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager 12.1.0 - 12.1.2
f5/big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 13.0.0
f5/big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 12.1.0 - 12.1.2
f5/big-ip_analytics 13.0.0
f5/big-ip_analytics 12.1.0 - 12.1.2
f5/big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 13.0.0
f5/big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 12.1.0 - 12.1.2
f5/big-ip_application_security_manager 13.0.0
f5/big-ip_application_security_manager 12.1.0 - 12.1.2
... and 14 more
Published Dec 21, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026