7.5
HIGH
CVE-2016-6876
F5 BIG-IP DNS Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
The RESOLV::lookup iRule command in F5 BIG-IP LTM, APM, ASM, and Link Controller 10.2.1 through 10.2.4, 11.2.1, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.4 HF2, 11.6.x before 11.6.1, and 12.0.0 before HF3; BIG-IP AAM, AFM, and PEM 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.4 HF2, 11.6.x before 11.6.1, and 12.0.0 before HF3; BIG-IP Analytics 11.2.1, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.4 HF2, 11.6.x before 11.6.1, and 12.0.0 before HF3; BIG-IP DNS 12.0.0 before HF3; BIG-IP Edge Gateway, WebAccelerator, and WOM 10.2.1 through 10.2.4 and 11.2.1; BIG-IP GTM 10.2.1 through 10.2.4, 11.2.1, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.4 HF2, and 11.6.x before 11.6.1; and BIG-IP PSM 10.2.1 through 10.2.4 and 11.4.0 through 11.4.1 allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or Traffic Management Microkernel crash) via a crafted PTR response.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 7, 2016, 7:28 p.m.
Last Modified :
June 6, 2019, 3:11 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-6876
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-6876.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036725 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/52/sol52638558.html | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Jun. 06, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_module:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Jun. 06, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_module:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Jun. 06, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_module:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Jun. 06, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_module:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Jun. 06, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_module:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Jun. 06, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_module:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 08, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 5 OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 6 OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 7 OR *cpe:2.3:h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 8 OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_wan_optimization_manager:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_wan_optimization_manager:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_wan_optimization_manager:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_wan_optimization_manager:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_wan_optimization_manager:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 9 OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 10 OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 11 OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 12 OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 13 OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 14 OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/52/sol52638558.html No Types Assigned https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/52/sol52638558.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036725 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036725 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-399 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 08, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity
being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS
score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-6876 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-6876
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.09 }} 0.00%
score
0.38397
percentile
CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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