F5 patches vulnerability that received a CVSS 10 severity score
F5 Networks, one of the world's largest provider of enterprise networking gear, has published a security advisory this week warning customers to patch a dangerous security flaw that is very likely to be exploited.
The vulnerability impacts the company's BIG-IP product. These are multi-purpose networking devices that can work as web traffic shaping systems, load balancers, firewalls, access gateways, rate limiters, or SSL middleware.
BIP-IP is one of the most popular networking products in use today. They are used in government networks all over the globe, on the networks of internet service providers, inside cloud computing data centers, and widely across enterprise networks. On its website, F5 says its BIG-IP devices are used on the networks of 48 companies included in the Fortune 50 list.
