Vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager
CVE-2016-7468
An unauthenticated remote attacker may be able to disrupt services on F5 BIG-IP 11.4.1 - 11.5.4 devices with maliciously crafted network traffic. This vulnerability affects virtual servers associated with TCP profiles when the BIG-IP system's tm.tcpprogressive db variable value is set to non-default setting "enabled". The default value for the tm.tcpprogressive db variable is "negotiate". An attacker may be able to disrupt traffic or cause the BIG-IP system to fail over to another device in the device group.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager — versions 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0
- F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager — versions 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0
- F5 Big-Ip Analytics — versions 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0
- F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager — versions 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0
- F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager — versions 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0
- F5 Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager — versions 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0
- F5 Big-Ip Link Controller — versions 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0
- F5 Big-Ip Local Traffic Manager — versions 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0
- F5 Big-Ip Policy Enforcement Manager — versions 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0
- F5 Big-Ip Protocol Security Module — versions 11.4.0, 11.4.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97119 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038121 (vdb-entry)
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K13053402 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7468?
- CVE-2016-7468 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-03-23.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7468?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.