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CVE-2017-6141

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-10-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

In F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, APM, ASM, Link Controller, PEM, and WebSafe 12.1.0 through 12.1.2, certain values in a TLS abbreviated handshake when using a client SSL profile with the Session Ticket option enabled may cause disruption of service to the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM). The Session Ticket option is disabled by default.

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 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 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

• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K21154730
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K21154730

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