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CVE-2016-9245

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-03-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-284

Description

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.

Affected products

• F5 BIG-IP APM: 12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2
• BIG-IP: 12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2
• F5 Big-Ip Analytics: 12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2
• F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (AAM): 12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2
• BIG-IP ASM: 12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2
• F5 BIG-IP DNS: 12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2
• F5 Big-Ip Link Controller: 12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2
• F5 BIG-IP (LTM): 12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2
• F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (PEM): 12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2
• F5 Big-Ip Websafe: 12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96471
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037964
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22216037
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96471
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037964
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22216037

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