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CVE-2017-6163

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 2%

Description

In F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, APM, ASM, Link Controller, PEM, PSM software version 12.0.0 to 12.1.2, 11.6.0 to 11.6.1, 11.4.0 to 11.5.4, when a virtual server uses the standard configuration of HTTP/2 or SPDY profile with Client SSL profile, and the client initiates a number of concurrent streams beyond the advertised limit can cause a disruption of service. Remote client initiating stream beyond the advertised limit can cause a disruption of service. The Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) data plane is exposed to this issue; the control plane is not exposed.

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 ≤ 11.5.411.6.0 11.6.1 12.0.0 12.1.0 12.1.1 12.1.2

Big IP Advanced Firewall Manager · F5

95%

11.4.0 ≤ v ≤ 11.5.411.6.0 11.6.1 12.0.0 12.1.0 12.1.1 12.1.2

Big IP Application Acceleration Manager · F5

95%

11.4.0 ≤ v ≤ 11.5.411.6.0 11.6.1 12.0.0 12.1.0 12.1.1 12.1.2

Big IP Application Security Manager · F5

95%

11.5.0 ≤ v ≤ 11.5.411.6.0 11.6.1 12.0.0 12.1.0 12.1.1 12.1.2

Big IP Link Controller · F5

95%

11.5.0 ≤ v ≤ 11.5.411.6.0 11.6.1 12.0.0 12.1.0 12.1.1 12.1.2

Big IP Local Traffic Manager · F5

95%

11.4.0 ≤ v ≤ 11.5.3" 11.5.4" 11.6.1&#x80 11.4.0 &#xe2 11.6.0 11.6.0 &#xe2 11.6.1 12.0.0 12.0.0 - 12.1.2 12.1.0 12.1.1 12.1.2

Big IP Policy Enforcement Manager · F5

95%

11.5.0 ≤ v ≤ 11.5.411.6.0 11.6.1 12.0.0 12.1.0 12.1.1 12.1.2

Big IP Protocol Security Module · F5

95%

11.4.0 < v ≤ 11.5.411.6.0 11.6.1 12.0.0 12.1.0 12.1.1 12.1.2

BIG-IP Access Policy Manager · F5-networks

60%

" 11.5.4 " 11.6.1 &#x80 11.4.0 &#xe2 11.6.0 &#xe2 12.0.0 - 12.1.2

BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager · F5-networks

60%

" 11.5.4 " 11.6.1 &#x80 11.4.0 &#xe2 11.6.0 &#xe2 12.0.0 - 12.1.2

Remediation

No guide yet

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

Patch and advisory references

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22541983

References (3)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101606

VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039671

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22541983

CVSS

4.3MEDIUM[email protected]

Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: NONE
Availability: PARTIAL

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-119

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