CVE-2017-6169
In versions 13.0.0, 12.0.0-12.1.3, or 11.6.0-11.6.2, an F5 BIG-IP virtual server using the URL categorization feature may cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to produce a core file when it receives malformed URLs during categorization.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.42%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In versions 13.0.0, 12.0.0-12.1.3, or 11.6.0-11.6.2, an F5 BIG-IP virtual server using the URL categorization feature may cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to produce a core file when it receives malformed URLs during categorization.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.42% probability · 73th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- f5/big-ip policy enforcement manager
- Source
- f5sirt@f5.com
EPSS 1.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040332Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K31404801Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040332Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K31404801Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.