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CVE-2017-6166 Details

Description

In BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Link Controller, PEM, and WebSafe software 12.0.0 to 12.1.1, in some cases the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) may crash when processing fragmented packets. This vulnerability affects TMM through a virtual server configured with a FastL4 profile. Traffic processing is disrupted while TMM restarts. If the affected BIG-IP system is configured as part of a device group, it will trigger a failover to the peer device.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.9 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/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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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K65615624 CVEIssue TrackingMitigationVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102264 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039949 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K65615624 [email protected]Issue TrackingMitigationVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102264 [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-415Double Free[email protected]

Affected Products

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Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-6166
NVD Published Date:
Nov 22, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-6166 Details - Not Deferred