F5 BIG-IP up to 13.1.4/14.1.4.5/15.1.4/16.1.2.1 Traffic Management Microkernel resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in F5 BIG-IP up to 13.1.4/14.1.4.5/15.1.4/16.1.2.1 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Traffic Management Microkernel. Performing a manipulation results in resource consumption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-28691. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in F5 BIG-IP up to 13.1.4/14.1.4.5/15.1.4/16.1.2.1 (Firewall Software). This affects an unknown part of the component Traffic Management Microkernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was presented 05/05/2022 as K37155600. It is possible to read the advisory at support.f5.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-28691 since 04/19/2022. 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 13.1.5, 14.1.4.6, 15.1.5 or 16.1.2.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: BIG-IP 13.1.5/14.1.4.6/15.1.5/16.1.2.2

Timelineinfo

04/19/2022 🔍
05/05/2022 +16 days 🔍
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05/08/2022 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K37155600
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-28691 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-28691
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-199083

Entryinfo

Created: 05/05/2022 21:52
Updated: 05/08/2022 08:36
Changes: 05/05/2022 21:52 (52), 05/08/2022 08:36 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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