Vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager
CVE-2017-0303
In F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM and Websafe software version 13.0.0, 12.0.0 to 12.1.2 and 11.5.1 to 11.6.1, under limited circumstances connections handled by a Virtual Server with an associated SOCKS profile may not be properly cleaned up, potentially leading to resource starvation. Connections may be left in the connection table which then can only be removed by restarting TMM. Over time this may lead to the BIG-IP being unable to process further connections.
EPSS: 0.027 (84.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- F5 Big-ip_access_policy_manager — versions 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2
- F5 Big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager — versions 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2
- F5 Big-ip_application_acceleration_manager — versions 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2
- F5 Big-ip_application_security_manager — versions 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2
- F5 Big-ip_link_controller — versions 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2
- F5 Big-ip_local_traffic_manager — versions 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2
- F5 Big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager — versions 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2
- F5 Big-ip_websafe — versions 1.0.0
- F5 Networks, Inc. Big-ip Ltm, Aam, Afm, Analytics, Apm, Asm, Dns, Gtm, Link Controller, Pem, Websafe — versions 12.0.0 - 12.1.2, 11.5.1 - 11.6.1, 13.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- f5sirt@f5.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- f5sirt@f5.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- f5sirt@f5.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-0303?
- CVE-2017-0303 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, classified under Incomplete Cleanup. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-10-27.
- How severe is CVE-2017-0303?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.