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F5: CVE-2017-6161: K62279530: ConfigSync mcpd vulnerability CVE-2017-6161

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Published

Oct 26, 2017

Added

Jun 17, 2026

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

When configuration synchronization (ConfigSync) is configured, attackers on adjacent networks may be able to bypass the TLS protections usually used to encrypt and authenticate connections to mcpd.

Solution

f5-bigip-upgrade-latest

References

CVE-2017-6161
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-6161
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K62279530
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2017-15226
CWE-400
EUVD-EUVD-2017-15226

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