F5 BIG-IP up to 17.0.0.0 Virtual Server memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in F5 BIG-IP up to 13.1.5.0/14.1.5.0/15.1.6.0/16.1.3.0/17.0.0.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Virtual Server. The manipulation leads to memory leak. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-41832. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in F5 BIG-IP up to 13.1.5.0/14.1.5.0/15.1.6.0/16.1.3.0/17.0.0.0 (Firewall Software). This issue affects an unknown code of the component Virtual Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

In BIG-IP versions 17.0.x before 17.0.0.1, 16.1.x before 16.1.3.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.6.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.5.1, and 13.1.x before 13.1.5.1, when a SIP profile is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed messages can cause an increase in memory resource utilization.

The weakness was disclosed 10/20/2022 as K10347453. The advisory is shared at support.f5.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-41832 since 09/30/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 13.1.5.1, 14.1.5.1, 15.1.6.1, 16.1.3.1 or 17.0.0.1 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: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: BIG-IP 13.1.5.1/14.1.5.1/15.1.6.1/16.1.3.1/17.0.0.1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K10347453
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-41832 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-41832
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-211817

Entryinfo

Created: 10/20/2022 10:19
Changes: 10/20/2022 10:19 (52)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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