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CVE-2017-6169

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-02-06 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

In versions 13.0.0, 12.0.0-12.1.3, or 11.6.0-11.6.2, an F5 BIG-IP virtual server using the URL categorization feature may cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to produce a core file when it receives malformed URLs during categorization.

Affected products

• F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (PEM): 11.6.0, 11.6.1, 11.6.2, 12.0.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1 (+3)

References

• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040332
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K31404801
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040332
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K31404801

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