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CVE-2017-6139

Status: ModifiedMedium (5.9)—

In F5 BIG-IP APM software version 13.0.0 and 12.1.2, under rare conditions, the BIG-IP APM system appends log details when responding to client requests. Details in the log file can vary; customers running debug mode logging with BIG-IP APM are at highest risk.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

F5 — Big-ip Access Policy Manager

CWEs

References

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