vulnerability
F5 Networks: K22843911 (CVE-2015-7759): F5 Path MTU Discovery vulnerability CVE-2015-7759
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jan 7, 2016 | Feb 16, 2017 | Feb 1, 2018 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jan 7, 2016
Added
Feb 16, 2017
Modified
Feb 1, 2018
Description
BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, Link Controller, and PEM 12.0.0 before HF1, when the TCP profile for a virtual server is configured with Congestion Metrics Cache enabled, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) restart) via crafted ICMP packets, related to Path MTU (PMTU) discovery.
Solution
f5-big-ip-upgrade-latest
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