CVE-2016-5700
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 6.4% (pctl 94)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
Virtual servers in F5 BIG-IP systems 11.5.0, 11.5.1 before HF11, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4 before HF2, 11.6.0 before HF8, 11.6.1 before HF1, 12.0.0 before HF4, and 12.1.0 before HF2, when configured with the HTTP Explicit Proxy functionality or SOCKS profile, allow remote attackers to modify the system configuration, read system files, and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 6.42% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-284 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2016-10-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (8)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| f5 | big-ip access policy manager |
| f5 | big-ip advanced firewall manager |
| f5 | big-ip application acceleration manager |
| f5 | big-ip application security manager |
| f5 | big-ip link controller |
| f5 | big-ip local traffic manager |
| f5 | big-ip policy enforcement manager |
| f5 | big-ip websafe |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93325
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036928
- https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/35/sol35520031.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93325
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036928
- https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/35/sol35520031.html
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