SB2021031106 - Denial of service in BIG-IP ASM iControl REST
Published: March 11, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021031106
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23001)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the upload functionality in BIG-IP ASM allows an authenticated user to
upload files to the BIG-IP system using a call to an undisclosed
iControl REST endpoint. A remote authenticated user can upload large files to the system, consume all available disk space and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.