5.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-9245
F5 BIG-IP Denial of Service/Server Restart Vulnerability
Description

In F5 BIG-IP systems 12.1.0 - 12.1.2, malicious requests made to virtual servers with an HTTP profile can cause the TMM to restart. The issue is exposed with BIG-IP APM profiles, regardless of settings. The issue is also exposed with the non-default "Normalize URI" configuration options used in iRules and/or BIG-IP LTM policies. An attacker may be able to disrupt traffic or cause the BIG-IP system to fail over to another device in the device group.

INFO

Published Date :

March 7, 2017, 9:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 17, 2017, 1:18 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9245 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 F5 big-ip_access_policy_manager
2 F5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager
3 F5 big-ip_analytics
4 F5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager
5 F5 big-ip_application_security_manager
6 F5 big-ip_domain_name_system
7 F5 big-ip_link_controller
8 F5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager
9 F5 big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager
10 F5 big-ip_websafe
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-2016-9245.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96471 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037964
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22216037 Vendor Advisory

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037964 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 13, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22216037 No Types Assigned https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22216037 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96471 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96471 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_websafe:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_websafe:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_websafe:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 09, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96471 [No Types Assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.31 }} 0.00%

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0.65507

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