Bug ID 622204: If a virtual server's name has a "." in it then a DoS profile cannot be attached to it

Last Modified: Oct 17, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.6.0, 11.6.1, 11.6.2, 11.6.3, 11.6.3.1, 11.6.3.2, 11.6.3.3, 11.6.3.4, 11.6.4, 11.6.5, 11.6.5.1, 11.6.5.2, 11.6.5.3, 12.0.0, 12.0.0 HF1, 12.1.0 HF1, 12.0.0 HF2, 12.1.0 HF2, 12.0.0 HF3, 12.0.0 HF4, 12.1.1 HF1, 12.1.1 HF2, 12.1.2 HF1, 12.1.2 HF2, 12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2, 12.1.3, 12.1.3.1, 12.1.3.2, 12.1.3.3, 12.1.3.4, 12.1.3.5, 12.1.3.6, 12.1.3.7, 12.1.4, 12.1.4.1, 12.1.5, 12.1.5.1, 12.1.5.2, 12.1.5.3, 12.1.6, 13.0.0, 13.0.0 HF1, 13.0.0 HF2, 13.0.0 HF3, 13.0.1

Fixed In:
13.1.0

Opened: Oct 12, 2016

Severity: 2-Critical

Related Article: K14141640

Symptoms

For virtual servers with a . (dot, or period) in the name and a DoS profile attached, a crash might occur when attacks are detected/stopped.

Impact

Traffic disrupted while tmm restarts.

Conditions

Virtual server with a name that includes a . and an attached DoS profile, and then a DoS attack is detected.

Workaround

Remove the . in the virtual server name.

Fix Information

The BIG-IP system now allows attaching a DoS profile to a virtual server that has a . in its name.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips