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CVE-2016-7476

The Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) in F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, APM, ASM, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, PSM, and WebSafe 11.6.0 before 11.6.0 HF6, 11.5.0 before 11.5.3 HF2, and 11.3.0 before 11.4.1 HF10 may suffer from a memory leak while handling certain types of TCP traffic. Remote attackers may cause a denial of service (DoS) by way of a crafted TCP packet.

Severity
High 7.5
Published
11 May 2017
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
2.4% in the next 30 daysHigher than 84% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Weakness
Improper input validation (CWE-20)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed · No user action needed
Attacker can
Take it down
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
F5 BIG-IPServers and applications · cpe:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager
  • Version 11.6.0
  • Version 11.5.3
  • Version 11.5.2
  • Version 11.5.1
All 8 release lines
  • Version 11.3.0
  • Version 11.4.0
  • Version 11.4.1
  • Version 11.5.0
  • Version 11.5.1
  • Version 11.5.2
  • Version 11.5.3
  • Version 11.6.0
F5 BIG-IPServers and applications · cpe:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager
  • Version 11.6.0
  • Version 11.5.3
  • Version 11.5.2
  • Version 11.5.1
All 8 release lines
  • Version 11.3.0
  • Version 11.4.0
  • Version 11.4.1
  • Version 11.5.0
  • Version 11.5.1
  • Version 11.5.2
  • Version 11.5.3
  • Version 11.6.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7476
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7476