What is CVE-2017-6129?

CVE-2017-6129 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-12-21.

How severe is CVE-2017-6129?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager

CVE-2017-6129

In F5 BIG-IP APM software version 13.0.0 and 12.1.2, in some circumstances, APM tunneled VPN flows can cause a VPN/PPP connflow to be prematurely freed or cause TMM to stop responding with a "flow not in use" assertion. An attacker may be able to disrupt traffic or cause the BIG-IP system to fail over to another device in the device group.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.016 (73.9th 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 12.1.2, 13.0.0
F5 Networks, Inc. Big-ip Apm — versions 12.1.2, 13.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

f5sirt@f5.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
f5sirt@f5.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6129?: CVE-2017-6129 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-12-21.
How severe is CVE-2017-6129?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.