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CVE-2017-6148

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-04-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Responses to SOCKS proxy requests made through F5 BIG-IP version 13.0.0, 12.0.0-12.1.3.1, 11.6.1-11.6.2, or 11.5.1-11.5.5 may cause a disruption of services provided by TMM. The data plane is impacted and exposed only when a SOCKS proxy profile is attached to a Virtual Server. The control plane is not impacted by this vulnerability.

Affected products

• F5 BIG-IP APM: from 11.5.1 through 11.5.5; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.2; from 12.0.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0
• BIG-IP: from 11.5.1 through 11.5.5; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.2; from 12.0.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0
• F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (AAM): from 11.5.1 through 11.5.5; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.2; from 12.0.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0
• BIG-IP ASM: from 11.5.1 through 11.5.5; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.2; from 12.0.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0
• F5 Big-Ip Link Controller: from 11.5.1 through 11.5.5; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.2; from 12.0.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0
• F5 BIG-IP (LTM): from 11.5.1 through 11.5.5; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.2; from 12.0.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0
• F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (PEM): from 11.5.1 through 11.5.5; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.2; from 12.0.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0
• F5 Big-Ip Websafe: from 11.5.1 through 11.5.5; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.2; from 12.0.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0

References

• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K55225440
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K55225440

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