Unscored severity · published Oct 26, 2013
CVE-2013-6016
The Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) in F5 BIG-IP LTM, APM, ASM, Edge Gateway, GTM, Link Controller, and WOM 10.0.0 through 10.2.2 and 11.0.0; Analytics 11.0.0; PSM 9.4.0…
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CVSS
2.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) in F5 BIG-IP LTM, APM, ASM, Edge Gateway, GTM, Link Controller, and WOM 10.0.0 through 10.2.2 and 11.0.0; Analytics 11.0.0; PSM 9.4.0 through 9.4.8, 10.0.0 through 10.2.4, and 11.0.0 through 11.4.1; and WebAccelerator 9.4.0 through 9.4.8, 10.0.0 through 10.2.4, and 11.0.0 through 11.3.0 might change a TCP connection to the ESTABLISHED state before receiving the ACK packet, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGFPE or assertion failure and TMM restart) via unspecified vectors.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.8% · higher than 86% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BA
Big-ip Access Policy Manager · F5
10.1.0; 10.2.0; 10.2.1; 10.2.2; 11.0.0 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Security Manager · F5
10.0.0; 10.0.1; 10.1.0; 10.2.0; 10.2.1; 10.2.2; +1 more · source: NVD
BE
Big-ip Edge Gateway · F5
10.1.0; 10.2.0; 10.2.1; 10.2.2; 11.0.0 · source: NVD
BG
Big-ip Global Traffic Manager · F5
10.0.0; 10.0.1; 10.1.0; 10.2.0; 10.2.1; 10.2.2; +1 more · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Link Controller · F5
10.0.0; 10.0.1; 10.1.0; 10.2.0; 10.2.1; 10.2.2; +1 more · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Local Traffic Manager · F5
10.0.0; 10.0.1; 10.1.0; 10.2.0; 10.2.1; 10.2.2; +1 more · source: NVD
BP
Big-ip Protocol Security Module · F5
9.4.5; 9.4.6; 9.4.7; 9.4.8; 10.0.0; 10.0.1; +13 more · source: NVD
BW
Big-ip Wan Optimization Manager · F5
10.0.0; 10.0.1; 10.1.0; 10.2.0; 10.2.1; 10.2.2; +1 more · source: NVD
BW
Big-ip Webaccelerator · F5
9.4.0; 9.4.1; 9.4.2; 9.4.3; 9.4.4; 9.4.5; +16 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6016
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6016
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/55378
Vendor Advisory
http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/13000/200/sol13233.html
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029220
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88166
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