F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, Websafe software version 12.0.0 to 12.1.2, 11.6.0 to 11.6.1 are vulnerable to a denial of service attack when the MPTCP option is enabled on a virtual server. Data plane is vulnerable when using the MPTCP option of a TCP profile. There is no control plane exposure. An attacker may be able to disrupt services by causing TMM to restart hence temporarily failing to process traffic.
References
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101633 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039669 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K10002335 | Vendor Advisory |
History
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: f5
Published: 2017-10-26T00:00:00
Updated: 2017-11-02T09:57:01
Reserved: 2017-02-21T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-6159
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NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2017-10-27T14:29:00.310
Modified: 2019-10-03T00:03:26.223
Link: CVE-2017-6159
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Redhat Information
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CWE