Bug ID 617648: Surfing with IE8 sometimes results with script error

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
12.1.1

Fixed In:
12.1.2

Opened: Sep 20, 2016

Severity: 2-Critical

Symptoms

Slow devices running Internet Explorer 8 can suffer performance issues on websafe protected sites.

Impact

Clientside slowness. In extreme cases, a popup asking the user whether to stop the script.

Conditions

Slow device running Internet Explorer 8. Large number of configured or updated malware signatures.

Workaround

Reduce the number of malware signatures

Fix Information

Compressed signatures

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips