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F5 Networks: K02692210 (CVE-2017-6157): BIG-IP virtual server with HTTP Explicit Proxy and/or SOCKS vulnerability CVE-2017-6157

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F5 Networks: K02692210 (CVE-2017-6157): BIG-IP virtual server with HTTP Explicit Proxy and/or SOCKS vulnerability CVE-2017-6157

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/26/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/27/2017
Modified
03/02/2020

Description

In F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM and Websafe software version 12.0.0 to 12.1.1, 11.6.0 to 11.6.1, 11.5.0 - 11.5.4, virtual servers with a configuration using the HTTP Explicit Proxy functionality and/or SOCKS profile are vulnerable to an unauthenticated, remote attack that allows modification of BIG-IP system configuration, extraction of sensitive system files, and/or possible remote command execution on the BIG-IP system.

Solution(s)

  • f5-big-ip-upgrade-latest

References

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