#VU11389 Improper input validation in F5 Networks products - CVE-2017-6150 

 

#VU11389 Improper input validation in F5 Networks products - CVE-2017-6150

Published: March 30, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11389
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6150
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP Analytics
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP Link Controller
BIG-IP WebSafe
Software vendor:
F5 Networks

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper processing of specific large fragmented packets when the Reassemble IP Fragmentsoption is disabled. A remote attacker can send specific large fragmented packets and cause the service to crash.

Remediation

Update to versions 13.1.0 or 12.1.3.2.

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