CVE-2017-6159

MEDIUM

F5 BIG-IP LTM AAM AFM 11.6.0-11.6.1 12.0.0-12.1.2 - Denial of Service via MPTCP Option

Title source: llm

Description

F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, Websafe software version 12.0.0 to 12.1.2, 11.6.0 to 11.6.1 are vulnerable to a denial of service attack when the MPTCP option is enabled on a virtual server. Data plane is vulnerable when using the MPTCP option of a TCP profile. There is no control plane exposure. An attacker may be able to disrupt services by causing TMM to restart hence temporarily failing to process traffic.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039669

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101633

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K10002335

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9

EPSS 0.0091

EPSS Percentile 76.1%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

Details

Status published

Products (47)

f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.6.0

f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.6.1

f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager 12.0.0

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 11.6.0

f5/big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.6.1

f5/big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 12.0.0

f5/big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 12.1.0

... and 37 more

Published Oct 27, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026