F5 BIG-IP up to 15.1.3 Traffic Management Microkernel denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in F5 BIG-IP up to 15.1.3. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Traffic Management Microkernel. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-23051. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in F5 BIG-IP up to 15.1.3 (Firewall Software). This issue affects an unknown function 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 shared 08/26/2021 as K01153535. It is possible to read the advisory at support.f5.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-23051. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 15.1.3.1 or 16.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: BIG-IP 15.1.3.1/16.0.0

Timelineinfo

01/06/2021 🔍
08/26/2021 +231 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K01153535
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-23051 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-23051
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-181559

Entryinfo

Created: 08/26/2021 17:15
Updated: 09/01/2021 08:22
Changes: 08/26/2021 17:15 (40), 09/01/2021 08:22 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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