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CVE-2017-6160
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-10-27T14:29:00.357 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:21:52.040

Summary

In F5 BIG-IP AAM and PEM software version 12.0.0 to 12.1.1, 11.6.0 to 11.6.1, 11.4.1 to 11.5.4, a remote attacker may create maliciously crafted HTTP request to cause Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to restart and temporarily fail to process traffic. This issue is exposed on virtual servers using a Policy Enforcement profile or a Web Acceleration profile. Systems that do not have BIG-IP AAM module provisioned are not vulnerable. The Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) may restart and temporarily fail to process traffic. Systems that do not have BIG-IP AAM or PEM module provisioned are not vulnerable.

Affected products

f5 — big-ip_application_acceleration_manager

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