CVE-2015-8240

Description

The Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) in F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, GTM, Link Controller, and BIG-IP PEM before 11.4.1 HF10, 11.5.x before 11.5.4, and 11.6.x before 11.6.0 HF6 and BIG-IP PSM before 11.4.1 HF10 does not properly handle TCP options, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors, related to the tm.minpathmtu database variable.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.51% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory f5.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/06/sol06223540.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035367 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-8240?
CVE-2015-8240 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-8240?
To fix CVE-2015-8240, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-8240 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-8240 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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