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CVE-2016-4545

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-06-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Virtual servers in F5 BIG-IP 11.5.4, when SSL profiles are enabled, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and Traffic Management Microkernel restart) via an SSL alert during the handshake.

Affected products

• F5 BIG-IP APM: 11.5.4
• BIG-IP: 11.5.4
• F5 Big-Ip Analytics: 11.5.4
• F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (AAM): 11.5.4
• BIG-IP ASM: 11.5.4
• F5 Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager: 11.5.4
• F5 Big-Ip Link Controller: 11.5.4
• F5 BIG-IP (LTM): 11.5.4
• F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (PEM): 11.5.4

References

• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036025
• https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/48/sol48042976.html
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036025
• https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/48/sol48042976.html

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