In F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebAccelerator software version 12.0.0 - 12.1.2, 11.6.0 - 11.6.1, 11.4.0 - 11.5.4, 11.2.1, when ConfigSync is configured, attackers on adjacent networks may be able to bypass the TLS protections usually used to encrypted and authenticate connections to mcpd. This vulnerability may allow remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) attack via resource exhaustion.
Published 2017-10-27 14:29:00
Updated 2017-11-16 19:31:19
Source F5 Networks
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Products affected by CVE-2017-6161

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-6161

0.45%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 75 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2017-6161

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
2.9
LOW AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
5.5
2.9
NIST
5.3
MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1.6
3.6
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2017-6161

  • The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2017-6161

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