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F5 Networks: K19784568 (CVE-2016-5023): TMM vulnerability CVE-2016-5023

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F5 Networks: K19784568 (CVE-2016-5023): TMM vulnerability CVE-2016-5023

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
08/11/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/13/2017
Modified
09/16/2019

Description

Virtual servers in F5 BIG-IP systems 11.2.1 HF11 through HF15, 11.4.1 HF4 through HF10, 11.5.3 through 11.5.4, 11.6.0 HF5 through HF7, and 12.0.0, when configured with a TCP profile, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Traffic Management Microkernel restart) via crafted network traffic.

Solution(s)

  • f5-big-ip-upgrade-latest

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