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CVE-2017-6157

N/A
Published: October 27, 2017 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:21 AM UTC
15 products affected across 2 vendorsBig IP Access Policy ManagerBig IP Application Security ManagerBig IP Advanced Firewall Manager

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%

Description

In F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM and Websafe software version 12.0.0 to 12.1.1, 11.6.0 to 11.6.1, 11.5.0 - 11.5.4, virtual servers with a configuration using the HTTP Explicit Proxy functionality and/or SOCKS profile are vulnerable to an unauthenticated, remote attack that allows modification of BIG-IP system configuration, extraction of sensitive system files, and/or possible remote command execution on the BIG-IP system.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Big IP Access Policy Manager· F5
95%
11.5.0 ≤ v ≤ 11.5.411.6.011.6.112.0.012.1.012.1.1
Big IP Advanced Firewall Manager· F5
95%
11.5.0 ≤ v ≤ 11.5.411.6.011.6.112.0.012.1.012.1.1
Big IP Application Acceleration Manager· F5
95%
11.5.0 ≤ v ≤ 11.5.411.6.011.6.112.0.012.1.012.1.1
Big IP Application Security Manager· F5
95%
11.5.0 ≤ v ≤ 11.5.411.6.011.6.112.0.012.1.012.1.1
Big IP Link Controller· F5
95%
11.5.0 ≤ v ≤ 11.5.411.6.011.6.112.0.012.1.012.1.1
Big IP Local Traffic Manager· F5
95%
11.5.0 ≤ v ≤ 11.5.411.5.0 - 11.5.411.6.011.6.0 - 11.6.111.6.112.0.012.0.0 - 12.1.112.1.012.1.1
Big IP Policy Enforcement Manager· F5
95%
11.5.0 ≤ v ≤ 11.5.411.6.011.6.112.0.012.1.012.1.1
Big IP Websafe· F5
95%
11.6.011.6.112.0.012.1.012.1.1
BIG-IP Access Policy Manager· F5-networks
60%
11.5.0 - 11.5.411.6.0 - 11.6.112.0.0 - 12.1.1
BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager· F5-networks
60%
11.5.0 - 11.5.411.6.0 - 11.6.112.0.0 - 12.1.1

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101634
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039672
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K02692210

CVSS

6.8MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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