CVE-2017-6142

MediumCVSS 4.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 4.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-295

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
F5 Networks, Inc.	BIG-IP AFM	13.0.0; 12.1.0 - 12.1.2; 11.6.0 - 11.6.2

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040255Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K20682450Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040255Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K20682450Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 19, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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