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Status published
High
CVE-2016-5023
Virtual servers in F5 BIG-IP systems 11.2.1 HF11 through HF15,...
Vulnerability Description
Virtual servers in F5 BIG-IP systems 11.2.1 HF11 through HF15, 11.4.1 HF4 through HF10, 11.5.3 through 11.5.4, 11.6.0 HF5 through HF7, and 12.0.0, when configured with a TCP profile, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Traffic Management Microkernel restart) via crafted network traffic.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
big-ip edge gateway, big-ip protocol security module, big-ip analytics, big-ip application security manager, big-ip advanced firewall manager, big-ip domain name system, big-ip policy enforcement manager, big-ip wan optimization manager, big-ip access policy manager, big-ip application acceleration manager, big-ip link controller, big-ip global traffic manager, big-ip webaccelerator
Vulnerable Versions:
11.2.1, 11.4.1, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 11.6.0, 12.0.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 26th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.