Bug ID 505059: Some special characters are not properly handled for username and password fields in TCL monitors

Last Modified: Apr 28, 2025

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP LTM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
11.6.0, 11.6.0 HF1, 11.6.0 HF2, 11.6.0 HF3, 11.6.0 HF4, 11.6.0 HF5

Fixed In:
12.0.0, 11.6.0 HF6

Opened: Feb 05, 2015

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

Pool members are taken down

Impact

Pool members are taken down

Conditions

special characters like ", \ in the username or password fields in FTP, IMAP, POP3

Workaround

Remove the special characters from the password and username.

Fix Information

Handle special characters properly for username and password fields

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips