CVE-2017-6167 Race condition in BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Link Controller, PEM, WebSafe
Race conditions in F5 BIG-IP iControl REST allow attackers to execute commands with unexpected privilege levels, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-6167?
CVE-2017-6167 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 21 Dec 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Link Controller, PEM and WebSafe software version 13.0.0 and 12.1.0 - 12.1.2, race conditions in iControl REST may lead to commands being executed with different privilege levels than expected.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6167?
It affects 10 products.
Products include F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager, F5 Big-Ip Analytics, F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager, F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager, F5 Big-Ip Dns and 4 more.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6167?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6167 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-6167 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6167 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager
- CVE-2023-46747 F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2022-1388 F5 BIG-IP Missing Authentication
- CVE-2021-22986 F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management iControl REST Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-22991 F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management Microkernel Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2020-5902 F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x497-qvmr-99vq.