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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 virtua

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.

LOW · CVSS 3.7 EPSS 0.00752
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

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f5 big-ip analyticsall versions
f5 big-ip application acceleration managerall versions
f5 big-ip link controllerall versions
f5 big-ip advanced firewall managerall versions
f5 big-ip policy enforcement managerall versions
f5 big-ip local traffic managerall versions
f5 big-ip access policy managerall versions
f5 big-ip application security managerall versions
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

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snort-communityPROTOCOL-ICMP Destination Unreachable Fragmentation Needed and DF bit was setmisc-activity
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Scoring & Timeline

3.7
LOW · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD12 Jan 2016 · 08:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034627
https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/22/sol22843911.htmlVendor Advisory
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