F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF/BIG-IP ASM up to 17.0.0.1 resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF and BIG-IP ASM up to 14.1.5.2/15.0.x/15.1.7/16.1.3.2/17.0.0.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource consumption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-23552. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF and BIG-IP ASM up to 14.1.5.2/15.0.x/15.1.7/16.1.3.2/17.0.0.1 (Firewall Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

On versions 17.0.x before 17.0.0.2, 16.1.x before 16.1.3.3, 15.1.0 before 15.1.8, 14.1.x before 14.1.5.3, and all versions of 13.1.x, when a BIG-IP Advanced WAF or BIG-IP ASM security policy 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 published 02/01/2023 as K17542533. The advisory is available at my.f5.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-23552 since 01/13/2023. 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 14.1.5.3, 15.1.0, 15.1.8, 16.1.3.3 or 17.0.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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Firewall Software

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commercial

Website

Vendor: https://f5.com/

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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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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: BIG-IP Advanced WAF/BIG-IP ASM 14.1.5.3/15.1.0/15.1.8/16.1.3.3/17.0.0.2

Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K17542533
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-23552 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-23552
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-219970

Entryinfo

Created: 02/01/2023 20:43
Changes: 02/01/2023 20:43 (51)
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