PT-2023-27504 · F5 · Big-Ip

Published 2023-10-10 · Updated 2025-09-18 · CVE-2023-40542

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions BIG-IP (affected versions not specified)

Description When TCP Verified Accept is enabled on a TCP profile that is configured on a Virtual Server, undisclosed requests can cause an increase in memory resource utilization.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Allocation of Resources Without Limits

Resource Exhaustion

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-770

CWE-400

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-40542

Affected Products

Big-Ip

References · 5

• https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000134652 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40542 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40542 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/135873 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/71933 · Telegram Post