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F5 BIG-IP - BIG-IP ASM Proactive Bot Defense vulnerability CVE-2016-7472
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
F5 Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
7 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
When Proactive Bot Defense is configured, BIG-IP ASM 12.1.0 and 12.1.1 systems may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via a crafted HTTP header. (CVE-2016-7472)
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
See the referenced vendor advisory for a solution.