SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-9249

An undisclosed traffic pattern received by a BIG-IP Virtual Server with TCP Fast Open enabled may cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to restart, resulting in a Denial-of-Service (DoS).

HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.01%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.01%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An undisclosed traffic pattern received by a BIG-IP Virtual Server with TCP Fast Open enabled may cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to restart, resulting in a Denial-of-Service (DoS).

CVSS 3.0
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
2.01% probability · 80th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
f5/big-ip local traffic manager · f5/big-ip application acceleration manager · f5/big-ip advanced firewall manager · f5/big-ip analytics · f5/big-ip access policy manager · f5/big-ip application security manager · f5/big-ip domain name system · f5/big-ip link controller · f5/big-ip policy enforcement manager · f5/big-ip websafe
Source
f5sirt@f5.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.