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F5 Networks: K22541983 (CVE-2017-6163): BIG-IP virtual servers with Client SSL and HTTP/2 or SPDY configured vulnerability CVE-2017-6163

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F5 Networks: K22541983 (CVE-2017-6163): BIG-IP virtual servers with Client SSL and HTTP/2 or SPDY configured vulnerability CVE-2017-6163

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
10/26/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/28/2017
Modified
02/01/2018

Description

In F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, APM, ASM, Link Controller, PEM, PSM software version 12.0.0 to 12.1.2, 11.6.0 to 11.6.1, 11.4.0 to 11.5.4, when a virtual server uses the standard configuration of HTTP/2 or SPDY profile with Client SSL profile, and the client initiates a number of concurrent streams beyond the advertised limit can cause a disruption of service. Remote client initiating stream beyond the advertised limit can cause a disruption of service. The Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) data plane is exposed to this issue; the control plane is not exposed.

Solution(s)

  • f5-big-ip-upgrade-latest

References

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