CVE-2016-9247
Under certain conditions for BIG-IP systems using a virtual server with an associated FastL4...
CVE-2016-9247 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager, published January 10, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.89%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Under certain conditions for BIG-IP systems using a virtual server with an associated FastL4 profile and TCP analytics profile, a specific sequence of packets may cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to restart.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Under certain conditions for BIG-IP systems using a virtual server with an associated FastL4 profile and TCP analytics profile, a specific sequence of packets may cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to restart.
- Record
CVE-2016-9247- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Under certain conditions for BIG-IP systems using a virtual server with an associated FastL4 profile and TCP analytics profile, a specific sequence of packets may cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to restart.
- Record
CVE-2016-9247- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-10058 No score
Under certain conditions for BIG-IP systems using a virtual server with an associated FastL4 profile and TCP analytics profile, a specific sequence of packets may cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to restart.
- Record
EUVD-2016-10058- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9xc5-rhr8-8cxf
Under certain conditions for BIG-IP systems using a virtual server with an associated FastL4...
Under certain conditions for BIG-IP systems using a virtual server with an associated FastL4 profile and TCP analytics profile, a specific sequence of packets may cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to restart.
- Record
GHSA-9xc5-rhr8-8cxf- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- f5 big-ip access policy manager
- f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager
- f5 big-ip analytics
- f5 big-ip application acceleration manager
- f5 big-ip application security manager
- f5 big-ip domain name system
- f5 big-ip link controller
- f5 big-ip local traffic manager
- f5 big-ip policy enforcement manager
- f5 big-ip websafe
- f5 networks big-ip ltm, aam, afm, analytics, apm, asm, dns, link controller, pem, websafe
- f5 networks, inc. big-ip ltm, aam, afm, analytics, apm, asm, dns, link controller, pem, websafe
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases, products | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |