VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-6129

CVSS score7.5 HIGH

EPSS probability1.64%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-12-21

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

In F5 BIG-IP APM software version 13.0.0 and 12.1.2, in some circumstances, APM tunneled VPN flows can cause a VPN/PPP connflow to be prematurely freed or cause TMM to stop responding with a "flow not in use" assertion. An attacker may be able to disrupt traffic or cause the BIG-IP system to fail over to another device in the device group.

Weakness classification

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references

f5sirt@f5.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
f5sirt@f5.com — Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory