Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 3, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-5700

Description

Virtual servers in F5 BIG-IP systems 11.5.0, 11.5.1 before HF11, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4 before HF2, 11.6.0 before HF8, 11.6.1 before HF1, 12.0.0 before HF4, and 12.1.0 before HF2, when configured with the HTTP Explicit Proxy functionality or SOCKS profile, allow remote attackers to modify the system configuration, read system files, and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

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Affected products

F5, Inc./Big IPllm-fuzzy
Range: 11.5.0, 11.5.1 before HF11, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4 before HF2, 11.6.0 before HF8, 11.6.1 before HF1, 12.0.0 before HF4, and 12.1.0 before HF2

Patches

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References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1036928nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/35/sol35520031.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93325nvd

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