Low severity · published Jan 12, 2016
CVE-2015-7759
BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, Link Controller, and PEM 12.0.0 before HF1, when the TCP profile for a virtual server is configured with Congestion Metrics Cache…
3.7
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, Link Controller, and PEM 12.0.0 before HF1, when the TCP profile for a virtual server is configured with Congestion Metrics Cache enabled, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) restart) via crafted ICMP packets, related to Path MTU (PMTU) discovery.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 74% 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
12.0.0 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager · F5
12.0.0 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Analytics · F5
12.0.0 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager · F5
12.0.0 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Security Manager · F5
12.0.0 · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Link Controller · F5
12.0.0 · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Local Traffic Manager · F5
12.0.0 · source: NVD
BP
Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager · F5
12.0.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7759
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7759
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034627
Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/22/sol22843911.html
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