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CVE-2017-6132

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-12-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

In F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM and Websafe software version 13.0.0, 12.0.0 to 12.1.2, 11.6.0 to 11.6.1 and 11.5.0 - 11.5.4, an undisclosed sequence of packets sent to BIG-IP High Availability state mirror listeners (primary and/or secondary IP) may cause TMM to restart.

Affected products

• F5 BIG-IP APM: from 11.6.0 through 11.6.1; from 12.0.0 through 12.1.2; 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 13.0.0
• BIG-IP: from 11.6.0 through 11.6.1; from 12.0.0 through 12.1.2; 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 13.0.0
• F5 Big-Ip Analytics: from 11.6.0 through 11.6.1; from 12.0.0 through 12.1.2; 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 13.0.0
• F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (AAM): from 11.6.0 through 11.6.1; from 12.0.0 through 12.1.2; 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 13.0.0
• BIG-IP ASM: from 11.6.0 through 11.6.1; from 12.0.0 through 12.1.2; 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 13.0.0
• F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (DNS): from 11.6.0 through 11.6.1; from 12.0.0 through 12.1.2; 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 13.0.0
• F5 Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager: from 11.6.0 through 11.6.1; from 12.0.0 through 12.1.2; 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 13.0.0
• F5 Big-Ip Link Controller: from 11.6.0 through 11.6.1; from 12.0.0 through 12.1.2; 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 13.0.0
• F5 BIG-IP (LTM): from 11.6.0 through 11.6.1; from 12.0.0 through 12.1.2; 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 13.0.0
• F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (PEM): from 11.6.0 through 11.6.1; from 12.0.0 through 12.1.2; 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 13.0.0
• F5 Big-Ip Websafe: from 11.6.0 through 11.6.1; from 12.0.0 through 12.1.2; 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 13.0.0

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102333
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040049
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K12044607
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102333
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040049
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K12044607

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