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.
EPSS: 0.018 (75.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
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
- f5sirt@f5.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- f5sirt@f5.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- f5sirt@f5.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, 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.