Name: CVE-2017-6166: Double Free
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-11-22T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-6166, CWE-415, CVSS 5.9, EPSS 0.01202

In BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Link Controller, PEM, and WebSafe software 12.0.0 to 12.1.1, in some cases the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) may crash when processing fragmented packets. This vulnerability affects TMM through a virtual server configured with a FastL4 profile. Traffic processing is disrupted while TMM restarts. If the affected BIG-IP system is configured as part of a device group, it will trigger a failover to the peer device.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.9
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
F5 Big Ip	—	Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version	Jun 17, 2026	Nov 6, 2017

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CVSS Details

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