Last Modified: Apr 28, 2025
Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP AFM
Fixed In:
12.0.0
Opened: Mar 09, 2015 Severity: 2-Critical
A new sys db variable dos.ipv6endpoint.prefix is introduced to support network based sweep/flood detection.
Previously only single host IP addresses are subject to sweep/flood detection. With the new db variable, network addresses can also be detected.
When AFM is enabled and sweep/flood vector is enabled.
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The prefix can only be applied to IPv6 addresses.