PT-2022-3764 · F5 · Big-Ip+1

Published 2022-01-19 · Updated 2022-02-01 · CVE-2022-23023

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions BIG-IP versions 12.1.x through 16.1.x before 16.1.2.1 BIG-IP versions 13.1.x BIG-IP versions 14.1.x before 14.1.4.5 BIG-IP versions 15.1.x before 15.1.5 BIG-IQ versions 7.x BIG-IQ versions 8.x

Description The issue is related to an uncontrolled resource consumption in the iControl REST API interface of BIG-IP Access Policy Manager, BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall, BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager, BIG-IP Analytics, BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager, BIG-IP DDos, BIG-IP Fraud Protection Service, BIG-IP Link Controller, and BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager. This can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. The vulnerability can be triggered by undisclosed requests from an authenticated iControl REST user, leading to increased memory resource utilization.

Recommendations For BIG-IP versions 12.1.x, consider upgrading to a version outside of the affected range. For BIG-IP versions 13.1.x, consider upgrading to a version outside of the affected range. For BIG-IP versions 14.1.x before 14.1.4.5, update to version 14.1.4.5 or later. For BIG-IP versions 15.1.x before 15.1.5, update to version 15.1.5 or later. For BIG-IP versions 16.1.x before 16.1.2.1, update to version 16.1.2.1 or later. For BIG-IQ versions 7.x and 8.x, consider upgrading to a version outside of the affected range.

Fix

Resource Exhaustion

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-04554

CVE-2022-23023

Affected Products

Big-Ip

Big-Iq

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23023 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23023 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K11742742 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-04554 · Security Note