CVE-2016-9253 (GCVE-0-2016-9253)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-05-09 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:42
VLAI
Summary
In F5 BIG-IP 12.1.0 through 12.1.2, specific websocket traffic patterns may cause a disruption of service for virtual servers configured to use the websocket profile.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • Websocket profile vulnerability
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038415 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP Affected: 12.1.0-12.1.2
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Date Public
2017-05-05 00:00
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