CVE-2016-6876

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The RESOLV::lookup iRule command in F5 BIG-IP LTM, APM, ASM, and Link Controller 10.2.1 through 10.2.4, 11.2.1, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.4 HF2, 11.6.x before 11.6.1, and 12.0.0 before HF3; BIG-IP AAM, AFM, and PEM 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.4 HF2, 11.6.x before 11.6.1, and 12.0.0 before HF3; BIG-IP Analytics 11.2.1, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.4 HF2, 11.6.x before 11.6.1, and 12.0.0 before HF3; BIG-IP DNS 12.0.0 before HF3; BIG-IP Edge Gateway, WebAccelerator, and WOM 10.2.1 through 10.2.4 and 11.2.1; BIG-IP GTM 10.2.1 through 10.2.4, 11.2.1, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.4 HF2, and 11.6.x before 11.6.1; and BIG-IP PSM 10.2.1 through 10.2.4 and 11.4.0 through 11.4.1 allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or Traffic Management Microkernel crash) via a crafted PTR response.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-399

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Sep 7, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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