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CVE-2016-5024

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 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: 2017-01-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Virtual servers in F5 BIG-IP systems 11.6.1 before 11.6.1 HF1 and 12.1.x before 12.1.2, when configured to parse RADIUS messages via an iRule, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Traffic Management Microkernel restart) via crafted network traffic.

Affected products

• F5 BIG-IP APM: 11.6.1, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
• BIG-IP: 11.6.1, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
• F5 Big-Ip Analytics: 11.6.1, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
• F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (AAM): 11.6.1, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
• BIG-IP ASM: 11.6.1, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
• F5 BIG-IP DNS: 12.1.0, 12.1.1
• F5 Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager: 11.6.1
• F5 Big-Ip Link Controller: 11.6.1, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
• F5 BIG-IP (LTM): 11.6.1, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
• F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (PEM): 11.6.1, 12.1.0, 12.1.1

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95228
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037510
• https://support.f5.com/csp/#/article/K92859602
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95228
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037510
• https://support.f5.com/csp/#/article/K92859602

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