F5 BIG-IP up to 12.1.6/13.1.4/14.1.4/15. Traffic Management Microkernel denial of service

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
5.1$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in F5 BIG-IP up to 12.1.6/13.1.4/14.1.4/15.. This impacts an unknown function of the component Traffic Management Microkernel. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2021-23045. The attack must be carried out from within the local network. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in F5 BIG-IP up to 12.1.6/13.1.4/14.1.4/15. (Firewall Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Traffic Management Microkernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was presented 08/26/2021 as K94941221. The advisory is shared at support.f5.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-23045. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 13.1.4.1, 14.1.4.3, 15.1.3.1, 16.0.1.2 or 16.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Vendor

Name

Version

License

Website

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: BIG-IP 13.1.4.1/14.1.4.3/15.1.3.1/16.0.1.2/16.1.0

Timelineinfo

01/06/2021 🔍
08/26/2021 +231 days 🔍
08/26/2021 +0 days 🔍
08/29/2021 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K94941221
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-23045 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-23045
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-181553

Entryinfo

Created: 08/26/2021 17:04
Updated: 08/29/2021 20:58
Changes: 08/26/2021 17:04 (40), 08/29/2021 20:58 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Want to stay up to date on a daily basis?

Enable the mail alert feature now!