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CVE-2016-9252

The Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) in F5 BIG-IP before 11.5.4 HF3, 11.6.x before 11.6.1 HF2 and 12.x before 12.1.2 does not properly handle minimum path MTU options for IPv6, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) through unspecified vectors.

Severity
High 7.5
Published
27 Mar 2017
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
1.8% in the next 30 daysHigher than 78% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Weakness
CWE-19
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 12.1.1
  • Version 12.1.0
  • Version 12.0.0
  • Version 11.6.1
All 17 release lines
  • Version 10.2.1
  • Version 10.2.2
  • Version 10.2.3
  • Version 10.2.4
  • Version 11.2.1
  • 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 11.5.4
  • Version 11.6.0
  • Version 11.6.1
  • Version 12.0.0
  • Version 12.1.0
  • Version 12.1.1
F5 BIG-IPServers and applications · cpe:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager
  • Version 12.1.1
  • Version 12.1.0
  • Version 12.0.0
  • Version 11.6.1
All 17 release lines
  • Version 10.2.1
  • Version 10.2.2
  • Version 10.2.3
  • Version 10.2.4
  • Version 11.2.1
  • 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 11.5.4
  • Version 11.6.0
  • Version 11.6.1
  • Version 12.0.0
  • Version 12.1.0
  • Version 12.1.1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9252
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9252