The Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) in F5 BIG-IP before 11.5.4 HF3, 11.6.x before 11.6.1 HF2 and 12.x before 12.1.2 does not properly handle minimum path MTU options for IPv6, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) through unspecified vectors.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01195.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
F5 Subscribe
Big-ip Access Policy Manager Subscribe
Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager Subscribe
Big-ip Analytics Subscribe
Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager Subscribe
Big-ip Application Security Manager Subscribe
Big-ip Domain Name System Subscribe
Big-ip Edge Gateway Subscribe
Big-ip Global Traffic Manager Subscribe
Big-ip Link Controller Subscribe
Big-ip Local Traffic Manager Subscribe
Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager Subscribe
Big-ip Protocol Security Module Subscribe
Big-ip Webaccelerator Subscribe
Big-ip Websafe Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 6 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 7 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 8 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 9 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 10 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_websafe:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_websafe:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_websafe:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_websafe:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_websafe:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 11 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 12 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 13 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_module:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_module:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_module:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_module:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_module:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_module:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_module:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 14 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-10063 The Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) in F5 BIG-IP before 11.5.4 HF3, 11.6.x before 11.6.1 HF2 and 12.x before 12.1.2 does not properly handle minimum path MTU options for IPv6, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) through unspecified vectors.
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038132 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K46535047 cve-icon cve-icon
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: f5

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:42:11.275Z

Reserved: 2016-11-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-9252

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-03-27T18:59:00.230

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-9252

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses