CVE-2016-7472 Denial of service in BIG-IP ASM
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on F5 BIG-IP ASM via crafted HTTP requests, requiring patching to maintain availability.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-7472?
CVE-2016-7472 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager, published on 3 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
F5 BIG-IP ASM version 12.1.0 - 12.1.1 may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via a crafted HTTP request.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7472?
It affects 1 product.
Products include F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7472?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-7472 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-7472 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7472 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-863x-3737-h6q4.