{"id":"CVE-2017-6159","aliases":["EUVD-2017-15224","GHSA-4pmg-6wm7-72gm"],"status":"published","title":"F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, Websafe software...","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.","severity":{"version":"3.0","score":5.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"medium","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-07","score":0.01589,"percentile":0.75791,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"published":"2017-10-27T14:00:00Z","modified":"2026-06-17T01:21:51Z","products":[{"vendor":"f5","product":"big-ip_access_policy_manager"},{"vendor":"f5","product":"big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager"},{"vendor":"f5","product":"big-ip_application_acceleration_manager"},{"vendor":"f5","product":"big-ip_application_security_manager"},{"vendor":"f5","product":"big-ip_link_controller"},{"vendor":"f5","product":"big-ip_local_traffic_manager"},{"vendor":"f5","product":"big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager"},{"vendor":"f5","product":"big-ip_websafe"},{"vendor":"f5 networks, inc.","product":"big-ip ltm, aam, afm, analytics, apm, asm, dns, gtm, link controller, pem, websafe"}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039669","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_SECTRACK","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101633","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"]},{"url":"https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K10002335","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6159"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4pmg-6wm7-72gm"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"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.","status":"published","published":"2017-10-27T14:00:00Z","modified":"2024-09-17T02:46:34.159Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:33:16.578111Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2017-15224","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.","status":"published","published":"2017-10-27T14:00:00Z","modified":"2024-09-17T02:46:34Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:28:37.764675Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-4pmg-6wm7-72gm","title":"F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, Websafe software...","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.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-13T01:46:25Z","modified":"2023-02-02T05:01:29Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":5.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:51:11.772726Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"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. 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