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CVE-2015-7759

BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, Link Controller, and PEM 12.0.0 before HF1, when the TCP profile for a virtual server is configured with Congestion Metrics Cache enabled, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) restart) via crafted ICMP packets, related to Path MTU (PMTU) discovery.

Severity
Low 3.7
Published
12 Jan 2016
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
1.5% in the next 30 daysHigher than 74% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Weakness
Improper input validation (CWE-20)
Attack
Over the network · Only under certain conditions · No login needed · No user action needed
Attacker can
Slow it down
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
F5 BIG-IPServers and applications · cpe:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager
  • Version 12.0.0
F5 BIG-IPServers and applications · cpe:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager
  • Version 12.0.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7759
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7759