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TI-2016-04343 Aliases CVE-2016-5024GHSA-r56g-859f-3993

Improper input validation in F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link…

Priority LOW 30CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Virtual servers in F5 BIG-IP systems 11.6.1 before 11.6.1 HF1 and 12.1.x before 12.1.2, when configured to parse RADIUS messages via an iRule, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Traffic Management Microkernel restart) via crafted network traffic.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01822 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
F5F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM11.6.1 before 11.6.1 HF1 and 12.1.x before 12.1.2—No fix listedCNA
  • F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM VendorF5 Affected 11.6.1 before 11.6.1 HF1 and 12.1.x before 12.1.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 27

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.6.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.6.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.6.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.6.1VulnerableF5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.6.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.6.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.6.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.6.1 Vulnerable ·F5
Show 17 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.6.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.6.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.6.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.6.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.6.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.1VulnerableF5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.6.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.6.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.6.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.6.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.6.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.1 Vulnerable ·F5

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5024
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r56g-859f-3993

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-25230 BIG-IP Configuration utility unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-01269 Missing authentication in F5 BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-05850 Memory corruption in BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-05845 Server-side request forgery in BIG-IP; BIG-IQ KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-04820 Path traversal in BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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