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CVE-2017-6142 (GCVE-0-2017-6142)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-01-19 14:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 22:01
VLAI
Summary
X509 certificate verification was not correctly implemented in the early access "user id" feature in the F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager versions 13.0.0, 12.1.0-12.1.2, and 11.6.0-11.6.2, and thus did not properly validate the remote server's identity on certain versions of BIG-IP.
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • Failed certificate validation
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K20682450 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040255 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP AFM Affected: 13.0.0
Affected: 12.1.0 - 12.1.2
Affected: 11.6.0 - 11.6.2
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Date Public
2018-01-18 00:00
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