5.9med
CVE-2016-9245
In F5 BIG-IP systems 12.1.0 - 12.1.2, malicious requests made to virtual servers with an HTTP profile can cause the TMM to restart.
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.9
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.4%
percentile 72%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
In F5 BIG-IP systems 12.1.0 - 12.1.2, malicious requests made to virtual servers with an HTTP profile can cause the TMM to restart. The issue is exposed with BIG-IP APM profiles, regardless of settings. The issue is also exposed with the non-default "Normalize URI" configuration options used in iRules and/or BIG-IP LTM policies. An attacker may be able to disrupt traffic or cause the BIG-IP system to fail over to another device in the device group.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Affected products
- F5 Networks F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Link Controller, PEM, WebSafe
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
References
- support.f5.com /csp/article/K22216037 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1037964 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/96471 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-9245
- NVD: CVE-2016-9245
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