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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in F5 BIG-IP 12.1.0/12.1.1/12.1.2/13.0.0 (Firewall Software). Affected is an unknown code of the component HTTP Handler. The manipulation as part of a HTTP Requests leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

In F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Link Controller, PEM and WebSafe software version 13.0.0 and 12.1.0 - 12.1.2, undisclosed HTTP requests may cause a denial of service.

The bug was discovered 12/21/2017. The weakness was disclosed 12/21/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at support.f5.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-6133 since 02/21/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118603 (F5 Networks BIG-IP : TMM vulnerability (K25033460)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family F5 Networks Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (118603). The entries 110986, 110984, 110983 and 110981 are pretty similar.

Productinfo

Type

• Firewall Software

Vendor

• F5

Name

• BIG-IP

Version

• 12.1.0
• 12.1.1
• 12.1.2
• 13.0.0

License

• commercial

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 118603
Nessus Name: F5 Networks BIG-IP : TMM vulnerability (K25033460)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/21/2017 🔍
12/20/2017 +302 days 🔍
12/21/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/21/2017 +0 days 🔍
12/21/2017 +0 days 🔍
12/22/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/10/2018 +19 days 🔍
11/02/2018 +296 days 🔍
01/18/2023 +1538 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K25033460
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-6133 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1040048
SecurityFocus: 102467 - Multiple F5 BIG-IP Products CVE-2017-6133 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/22/2017 08:16
Updated: 01/18/2023 17:27
Changes: 12/22/2017 08:16 (63), 02/22/2020 15:31 (10), 01/27/2021 17:58 (3), 01/18/2023 17:27 (3)
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