Vulnerability Details CVE-2017-6144
In F5 BIG-IP PEM 12.1.0 through 12.1.2 when downloading the Type Allocation Code (TAC) database file via HTTPS, the server's certificate is not verified. Attackers in a privileged network position may be able to launch a man-in-the-middle attack against these connections. TAC databases are used in BIG-IP PEM for Device Type and OS (DTOS) and Tethering detection. Customers not using BIG-IP PEM, not configuring downloads of TAC database files, or not using HTTP for that download are not affected.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.002
EPSS Ranking 39.1%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.4
CVSS v2 Score 5.8
References
Products affected by CVE-2017-6144
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:12.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:12.1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:12.1.2