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CVE-2017-6160

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-10-27 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In F5 BIG-IP AAM and PEM software version 12.0.0 to 12.1.1, 11.6.0 to 11.6.1, 11.4.1 to 11.5.4, a remote attacker may create maliciously crafted HTTP request to cause Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to restart and temporarily fail to process traffic. This issue is exposed on virtual servers using a Policy Enforcement profile or a Web Acceleration profile. Systems that do not have BIG-IP AAM module provisioned are not vulnerable. The Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) may restart and temporarily fail to process traffic. Systems that do not have BIG-IP AAM or PEM module provisioned are not vulnerable.

Affected products

• F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (AAM): 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3 (+7)
• F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (PEM): 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3 (+7)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101632
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039670
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K19430431
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101632
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039670
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K19430431

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