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CVE-2016-9249

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-01-31 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

An undisclosed traffic pattern received by a BIG-IP Virtual Server with TCP Fast Open enabled may cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to restart, resulting in a Denial-of-Service (DoS).

Affected products

• F5 BIG-IP APM: 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
• BIG-IP: 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
• F5 Big-Ip Analytics: 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
• F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (AAM): 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
• BIG-IP ASM: 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
• F5 BIG-IP DNS: 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
• F5 Big-Ip Link Controller: 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
• F5 BIG-IP (LTM): 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
• F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (PEM): 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
• F5 Big-Ip Websafe: 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95825
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037715
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K71282001
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95825
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037715
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K71282001

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