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F5 Networks: K35520031 (CVE-2016-5700): BIG-IP virtual server with HTTP Explicit Proxy and/or SOCKS vulnerability CVE-2016-5700

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F5 Networks: K35520031 (CVE-2016-5700): BIG-IP virtual server with HTTP Explicit Proxy and/or SOCKS vulnerability CVE-2016-5700

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
09/28/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/16/2017
Modified
09/16/2019

Description

Virtual servers in F5 BIG-IP systems 11.5.0, 11.5.1 before HF11, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4 before HF2, 11.6.0 before HF8, 11.6.1 before HF1, 12.0.0 before HF4, and 12.1.0 before HF2, when configured with the HTTP Explicit Proxy functionality or SOCKS profile, allow remote attackers to modify the system configuration, read system files, and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Solution(s)

  • f5-big-ip-upgrade-latest

References

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