CVE-2016-9252

The Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) in F5 BIG-IP before 11.5.4 HF3, 11.6.x before 11.6.1 HF2 and 12.x before 12.1.2 does not properly handle minimum path MTU options for IPv6, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) through unspecified vectors.

Published: 2017-03-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-9252 is rated Moderate Risk (56.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.78%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-9252

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 1.20% 1.78% +0.58%
2 2025-03-30 2.30% 1.20% -1.10%
3 2025-03-29 — 2.30% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-9252

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-2016-9252

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-9252

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 11.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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_local_traffic_manager 12.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 12.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 11.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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_application_acceleration_manager 12.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 12.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 11.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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_advanced_firewall_manager 12.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 12.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 11.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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_analytics 11.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 11.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 12.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 12.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 12.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 10.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 10.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 10.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 10.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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_access_policy_manager 11.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 12.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 12.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 12.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-9252

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