F5 BIG-IP LTM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, Link Controller, and PEM 11.3.x, 11.4.x before 11.4.1 HF10, 11.5.x before 11.5.4, 11.6.x before 11.
F5 BIG-IP LTM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, Link Controller, and PEM 11.3.x, 11.4.x before 11.4.1 HF10, 11.5.x before 11.5.4, 11.6.x before 11.6.1, and 12.x before 12.0.0 HF1; BIG-IP AAM 11.4.x before 11.4.1 HF10, 11.5.x before 11.5.4, 11.6.x before 11.6.1, and 12.x before 12.0.0 HF1; BIG-IP DNS 12.x before 12.0.0 HF1; BIG-IP Edge Gateway, WebAccelerator, and WOM 11.3.0; BIG-IP GTM 11.3.x, 11.4.x before 11.4.1 HF10, 11.5.x before 11.5.4, and 11.6.x before 11.6.1; BIG-IP PSM 11.3.x and 11.4.x before 11.4.1 HF10; Enterprise Manager 3.0.0 through 3.1.1; BIG-IQ Cloud and BIG-IQ Security 4.0.0 through 4.5.0; BIG-IQ Device 4.2.0 through 4.5.0; BIG-IQ ADC 4.5.0; BIG-IQ Centralized Management 4.6.0; and BIG-IQ Cloud and Orchestration 1.0.0 on the 3900, 6900, 8900, 8950, 11000, 11050, PB100 and PB200 platforms, when software SYN cookies are configured on virtual servers, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (High-Speed Bridge hang) via an invalid TCP segment.
- Published
- May 13, 2016
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.0% · 80th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-20
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Report tools
Action score
24
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 23 / 40 · 5.9 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.0%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| f5 | big-ip access policy manager | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager |
| f5 | big-ip wan optimization manager | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_wan_optimization_manager |
| f5 | big-ip application security manager | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager |
| f5 | big-ip link controller | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller |
| f5 | big-ip advanced firewall manager | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager |
| f5 | big-ip analytics | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics |
| f5 | big-ip protocol security module | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_module |
| f5 | big-iq device | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-iq_device |
| f5 | big-iq security | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-iq_security |
| f5 | big-iq application delivery controller | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-iq_application_delivery_controller |
| f5 | big-ip edge gateway | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway |
| f5 | big-ip global traffic manager | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager |
and 9 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- f5 big-ip access policy manager11.3.0
- f5 big-ip access policy manager11.4.0
- f5 big-ip access policy manager11.4.1
- f5 big-ip access policy manager11.5.0
- f5 big-ip access policy manager11.5.1
- f5 big-ip access policy manager11.5.2
- f5 big-ip access policy manager11.5.3
- f5 big-ip access policy manager11.6.0
- f5 big-ip access policy manager12.0.0
- f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager11.3.0
- f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager11.4.0
- f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager11.4.1
- f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager11.5.0
- f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager11.5.1
- f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager11.5.2
- f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager11.5.3
- f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager11.6.0
- f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager12.0.0
- f5 big-ip analytics11.3.0
- f5 big-ip analytics11.4.0
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-20 · Improper Input ValidationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Server Side Include (SSI) InjectionCAPEC-101likelihood: High · High
- Cross Zone ScriptingCAPEC-104likelihood: Medium · High
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Object Relational Mapping InjectionCAPEC-109likelihood: Low · High
- SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter TamperingCAPEC-110likelihood: High · Very High
- Double EncodingCAPEC-120likelihood: Low · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
ATT&CK techniques
- Obfuscated Files or InformationT1027
- Masquerading: Invalid Code SignatureT1036.001
- Steal Web Session CookieT1539
- Subvert Trust Controls: Code SigningT1553.002
- Impair Defenses:Impair Command History LoggingT1562.003
- Hijack Execution Flow:Dynamic Linker HijackingT1574.006
- Hijack Execution Flow:Path Interception by PATH Environment VariableT1574.007
Noroxi analysis
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No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035873
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035874
- support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/35/sol35358312.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.