F5 BIG-IP up to 13.1.5/14.1.5/15.1.8/16.1.3 Traffic Management Microkernel denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in F5 BIG-IP up to 13.1.5/14.1.5/15.1.8/16.1.3. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Traffic Management Microkernel. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-41085. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in F5 BIG-IP up to 13.1.5/14.1.5/15.1.8/16.1.3 (Firewall Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Traffic Management Microkernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was published 10/10/2023 as K000132420. The advisory is shared for download at my.f5.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-41085 since 10/05/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

Upgrading to version 15.1.9, 16.1.4 or 17.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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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 15.1.9/16.1.4/17.0

Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K000132420
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-41085 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-41085
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-241660

Entryinfo

Created: 10/10/2023 13:06
Updated: 10/28/2023 11:00
Changes: 10/10/2023 13:06 (41), 10/28/2023 10:53 (1), 10/28/2023 11:00 (12)
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