CVE-2017-6164 json
In F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebAccelerator and WebSafe software version…
published 2017-12-21 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-15229
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.9%
- EPSS 3.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebAccelerator and WebSafe software version 13.0.0, 12.0.0 - 12.1.2, 11.6.0 - 11.6.1 and 11.5.0 - 11.5.4, in some circumstances, Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) does not properly handle certain malformed TLS1.2 records, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) or possible remote command execution on the BIG-IP system.
Exploit prediction
3.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebAccelerator, WebSafe
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
-
support.f5.com
/csp/article/K02714910
issue-tracking, vendor-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1040054
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-6164
- NVD CVE-2017-6164
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