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F5 BIG-IP - vCMP DoS vulnerability CVE-2015-6546
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
F5 Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.1
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
8 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing a security patch.
Insight
Insight
An attacker sourcing malicious traffic from a network adjacent to the BIG-IP system may be able to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition on a vCMP host and the vCMP guests running on it. The vulnerability cannot be exploited outside of the local network segment or by way of the management port. (CVE-2015-6546)
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.