CVE-2017-6168

7.4 HIGH
Published: November 17, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

On BIG-IP versions 11.6.0-11.6.2 (fixed in 11.6.2 HF1), 12.0.0-12.1.2 HF1 (fixed in 12.1.2 HF2), or 13.0.0-13.0.0 HF2 (fixed in 13.0.0 HF3) a virtual server configured with a Client SSL profile may be vulnerable to an Adaptive Chosen Ciphertext attack (AKA Bleichenbacher attack) against RSA, which when exploited, may result in plaintext recovery of encrypted messages and/or a Man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attack, despite the attacker not having gained access to the server's private key itself, aka a ROBOT attack.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101901
Source: f5sirt@f5.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039839
Source: f5sirt@f5.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://robotattack.org/
Source: f5sirt@f5.com
Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K21905460
Source: f5sirt@f5.com
Issue Tracking Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/144389
Source: f5sirt@f5.com
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101901
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039839
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://robotattack.org/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K21905460
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/144389
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.4 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
76.2%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

f5