K30201296 : SOCKS proxy vulnerability CVE-2017-0303

Security Advisory Description

In F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM and Websafe software version 13.0.0, 12.0.0 to 12.1.2 and 11.5.1 to 11.6.1, under limited circumstances connections handled by a Virtual Server with an associated SOCKS profile may not be properly cleaned up, potentially leading to resource starvation. Connections may be left in the connection table which then can only be removed by restarting TMM. Over time this may lead to the BIG-IP being unable to process further connections. (CVE-2017-0303)

Impact

Connections may remain in the connection table that you can only remove by restarting the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM). Over time, the BIG-IP system may be unable to process further connections.