Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Oct 27, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-6159
CVE-2017-6159
Description
F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, Websafe software version 12.0.0 to 12.1.2, 11.6.0 to 11.6.1 are vulnerable to a denial of service attack when the MPTCP option is enabled on a virtual server. Data plane is vulnerable when using the MPTCP option of a TCP profile. There is no control plane exposure. An attacker may be able to disrupt services by causing TMM to restart hence temporarily failing to process traffic.
Affected products
2- F5, Inc./Big Ip (ltm, Aam, Afm, Analytics, Apm, Asm, DNS, Edge Gateway, Fps, Gtm, Link Controller, Pem, Webaccelerator)llm-fuzzyRange: 12.0.0 to 12.1.2, 11.6.0 to 11.6.1
- Range: 12.0.0 - 12.1.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101633nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039669nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K10002335nvdVendor Advisory
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