What is CVE-2017-6169?

CVE-2017-6169 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Policy Enforcement Manager, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2018-02-06.

How severe is CVE-2017-6169?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in F5 Big-Ip Policy Enforcement Manager

CVE-2017-6169

In versions 13.0.0, 12.0.0-12.1.3, or 11.6.0-11.6.2, an F5 BIG-IP virtual server using the URL categorization feature may cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to produce a core file when it receives malformed URLs during categorization.

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

EPSS: 0.014 (70.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

F5 Big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager — versions 11.6.0, 11.6.1, 11.6.2
F5 Networks, Inc. Big-ip Pem — versions 11.6.0-11.6.2, 12.0.0-12.1.3, 13.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6169?: CVE-2017-6169 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Policy Enforcement Manager, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2018-02-06.
How severe is CVE-2017-6169?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.