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CVE-2017-6160 Details

Description

In F5 BIG-IP AAM and PEM software version 12.0.0 to 12.1.1, 11.6.0 to 11.6.1, 11.4.1 to 11.5.4, a remote attacker may create maliciously crafted HTTP request to cause Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to restart and temporarily fail to process traffic. This issue is exposed on virtual servers using a Policy Enforcement profile or a Web Acceleration profile. Systems that do not have BIG-IP AAM module provisioned are not vulnerable. The Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) may restart and temporarily fail to process traffic. Systems that do not have BIG-IP AAM or PEM module provisioned are not vulnerable.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.9 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K19430431	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101632	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039670	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K19430431	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101632	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039670	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo	Insufficient Information to Classify Weakness	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
f5 big-ip application acceleration manager	11.4.0 11.4.1 11.5.0 11.5.1 11.5.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.6.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.6.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:12.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:12.1.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:12.1.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
f5 big-ip policy enforcement manager	11.4.0 11.4.1 11.5.0 11.5.1 11.5.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.5.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.5.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.5.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.5.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.5.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.5.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.6.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.6.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:12.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:12.1.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:12.1.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 3, 2019	CWE Remap	[email protected]
Nov 14, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Nov 3, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]