F5 BIG-IP up to 14.1.4/15.1.6.0/16.1.2.1 Message Routing denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in F5 BIG-IP up to 14.1.4/15.1.6.0/16.1.2.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Message Routing. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-35240. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in F5 BIG-IP up to 14.1.4/15.1.6.0/16.1.2.1 (Firewall Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Message Routing. 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. CVE summarizes:

In BIG-IP Versions 16.1.x before 16.1.2.2, 15.1.x before 15.1.6.1, and 14.1.x before 14.1.5, when the Message Routing (MR) Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) profile is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause an increase in memory resource utilization. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

The weakness was presented 08/05/2022 as K28405643. The advisory is shared for download at support.f5.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-35240 since 07/19/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

Upgrading to version 14.1.5, 15.1.6.1 or 16.1.2.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: BIG-IP 14.1.5/15.1.6.1/16.1.2.2

Timelineinfo

07/19/2022 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K28405643
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-35240 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-35240
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-205628

Entryinfo

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

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