Denial of service in BIG-IP iControl REST API



Published: 2022-01-20
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-23023
CWE-ID CWE-400
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		BIG-IP
Hardware solutions / Firmware

Vendor F5 Networks

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU59871

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23023

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources within iControl REST API endpoint. A remote authenticated user can send a specially crafted request to the API endpoint and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

BIG-IP: 12.1.0 - 16.1.2

External links

http://support.f5.com/csp/article/K11742742


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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