CVE-2016-7468

An unauthenticated remote attacker may be able to disrupt services on F5 BIG-IP 11.4.1 - 11.5.4 devices with maliciously crafted network traffic. This vulnerability affects virtual servers associated with TCP profiles when the BIG-IP system's tm.tcpprogressive db variable value is set to non-default setting "enabled". The default value for the tm.tcpprogressive db variable is "negotiate". An attacker may be able to disrupt traffic or cause the BIG-IP system to fail over to another device in the device group.

Published: 2017-03-23 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-7468 is rated Moderate Risk (50.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.77%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-7468

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 0.92% 1.77% +0.85%
2 2025-03-30 1.64% 0.92% -0.72%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.64% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-7468

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.9 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
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.
 2.2 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-7468

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-7468

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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_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_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_analytics 11.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 11.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 11.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 11.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 11.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 11.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 11.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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_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_policy_enforcement_manager 11.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager 11.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager 11.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager 11.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager 11.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager 11.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager 11.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-7468

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