Medium severity · published Apr 13, 2018
CVE-2017-6156
When the F5 BIG-IP 12.1.0-12.1.1, 11.6.0-11.6.1, 11.5.1-11.5.5, or 11.2.1 system is configured with a wildcard IPSec tunnel endpoint, it may allow a remote attacker to disrupt or…
6.4
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
When the F5 BIG-IP 12.1.0-12.1.1, 11.6.0-11.6.1, 11.5.1-11.5.5, or 11.2.1 system is configured with a wildcard IPSec tunnel endpoint, it may allow a remote attacker to disrupt or impersonate the tunnels that have completed phase 1 IPSec negotiations. The attacker must possess the necessary credentials to negotiate the phase 1 of the IPSec exchange to exploit this vulnerability; in many environment this limits the attack surface to other endpoints under the same administration.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 60% 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
11.5.1 through 11.5.5; 12.1.0 through 12.1.1; 11.2.1; 11.6.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager · F5
11.5.1 through 11.5.5; 12.1.0 through 12.1.1; 11.2.1; 11.6.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Analytics · F5
11.5.1 through 11.5.5; 12.1.0 through 12.1.1; 11.2.1; 11.6.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager · F5
11.5.1 through 11.5.5; 12.1.0 through 12.1.1; 11.2.1; 11.6.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Security Manager · F5
11.5.1 through 11.5.5; 12.1.0 through 12.1.1; 11.2.1; 11.6.1 · source: NVD
BD
Big-ip Domain Name System · F5
11.5.1 through 11.5.5; 12.1.0 through 12.1.1; 11.2.1; 11.6.1 · source: NVD
BE
Big-ip Edge Gateway · F5
11.5.1 through 11.5.5; 12.1.0 through 12.1.1; 11.2.1; 11.6.1 · source: NVD
BG
Big-ip Global Traffic Manager · F5
11.5.1 through 11.5.5; 12.1.0 through 12.1.1; 11.2.1; 11.6.1 · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Link Controller · F5
11.5.1 through 11.5.5; 12.1.0 through 12.1.1; 11.2.1; 11.6.1 · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Local Traffic Manager · F5
11.5.1 through 11.5.5; 12.1.0 through 12.1.1; 11.2.1; 11.6.1 · source: NVD
BP
Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager · F5
11.5.1 through 11.5.5; 12.1.0 through 12.1.1; 11.2.1; 11.6.1 · source: NVD
BW
Big-ip Webaccelerator · F5
11.5.1 through 11.5.5; 12.1.0 through 12.1.1; 11.2.1; 11.6.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6156
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6156
Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05263202
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