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F5 Networks: K71282001 (CVE-2016-9249): TMM vulnerability CVE-2016-9249

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F5 Networks: K71282001 (CVE-2016-9249): TMM vulnerability CVE-2016-9249

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
01/26/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/16/2017
Modified
09/16/2019

Description

An undisclosed traffic pattern received by a BIG-IP Virtual Server with TCP Fast Open enabled may cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to restart, resulting in a Denial-of-Service (DoS).

Solution(s)

  • f5-big-ip-upgrade-latest

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