# CVE-2017-6168: On BIG-IP versions 11.6.0-11.6.2 (fixed in 11.6.2 HF1), 12.0.0-12.1.2 HF1 (fixed in 12.1.2 HF2), or 13.0.0-13.0.0 HF2 (fixed in 13.0.0 HF3)

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2017-11-17 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

On BIG-IP versions 11.6.0-11.6.2 (fixed in 11.6.2 HF1), 12.0.0-12.1.2 HF1 (fixed in 12.1.2 HF2), or 13.0.0-13.0.0 HF2 (fixed in 13.0.0 HF3) a virtual server configured with a Client SSL profile may be vulnerable to an Adaptive Chosen Ciphertext attack (AKA Bleichenbacher attack) against RSA, which when exploited, may result in plaintext recovery of encrypted messages and/or a Man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attack, despite the attacker not having gained access to the server's private key itself, aka a ROBOT attack.

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## Related

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## References

- https://robotattack.org/
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K21905460
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101901
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/144389
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039839
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/ssl/bleichenbacher_oracle.py

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