CVE-2016-6876

The RESOLV::lookup iRule command in F5 BIG-IP LTM, APM, ASM, and Link Controller 10.2.1 through 10.2.4, 11.2.1, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.4 HF2, 11.6.x before 11.6.1, and 12.0.0 before HF3; BIG-IP AAM, AFM, and PEM 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.4 HF2, 11.6.x before 11.6.1, and 12.0.0 before HF3; BIG-IP Analytics 11.2.1, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.4 HF2, 11.6.x before 11.6.1, and 12.0.0 before HF3; BIG-IP DNS 12.0.0 before HF3; BIG-IP Edge Gateway, WebAccelerator, and WOM 10.2.1 through 10.2.4 and 11.2.1; BIG-IP GTM 10.2.1 through 10.2.4, 11.2.1, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.4 HF2, and 11.6.x before 11.6.1; and BIG-IP PSM 10.2.1 through 10.2.4 and 11.4.0 through 11.4.1 allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or Traffic Management Microkernel crash) via a crafted PTR response.

Published: 2016-09-07 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-6876 is rated Moderate Risk (56.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.58%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-6876

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.75% 1.58% +0.83%
2 2025-09-15 0.89% 0.75% -0.14%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.89% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-6876

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-6876

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-6876

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 10.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 10.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 10.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 10.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 12.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_webaccelerator 10.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_webaccelerator 10.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_webaccelerator 10.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_webaccelerator 10.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_webaccelerator 11.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 12.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 10.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 10.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 10.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 10.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 11.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 11.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 11.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 11.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 11.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 11.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 11.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 11.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 11.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_link_controller 10.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_link_controller 10.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_link_controller 10.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_link_controller 10.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_link_controller 11.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_link_controller 11.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_link_controller 11.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_link_controller 11.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_link_controller 11.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_link_controller 11.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_link_controller 11.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_link_controller 11.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_link_controller 11.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_link_controller 12.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 12.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_protocol_security_module 10.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_module:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_protocol_security_module 10.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_module:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_protocol_security_module 10.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_module:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_protocol_security_module 10.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_module:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_protocol_security_module 11.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_module:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_protocol_security_module 11.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_module:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_wan_optimization_manager 10.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_wan_optimization_manager:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_wan_optimization_manager 10.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_wan_optimization_manager:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_wan_optimization_manager 10.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_wan_optimization_manager:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_wan_optimization_manager 10.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_wan_optimization_manager:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_wan_optimization_manager 11.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_wan_optimization_manager:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 10.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 10.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 10.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 10.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-6876

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