F5 BIG-IP up to 13.1.x/14.1.4/15.1.6.0/16.1.3.0 Traffic Management Microkernel infinite loop

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in F5 BIG-IP up to 13.1.x/14.1.4/15.1.6.0/16.1.3.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Traffic Management Microkernel. The manipulation results in infinite loop. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-34862. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in F5 BIG-IP up to 13.1.x/14.1.4/15.1.6.0/16.1.3.0 (Firewall Software). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Traffic Management Microkernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a infinite loop vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-835. The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

In BIG-IP Versions 16.1.x before 16.1.3.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.6.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.5, and all versions of 13.1.x, when an LTM virtual server is configured to perform normalization, undisclosed requests can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

The weakness was released 08/05/2022 as K66510514. The advisory is available at support.f5.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-34862 since 07/19/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 14.1.5, 15.1.6.1 or 16.1.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Infinite loop
CWE: CWE-835 / 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 14.1.5/15.1.6.1/16.1.3.1

Timelineinfo

07/19/2022 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K66510514
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-34862 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-34862
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-205626

Entryinfo

Created: 08/05/2022 08:06
Changes: 08/05/2022 08:06 (52)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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