Resource exhaustion in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager

CVE-2022-23015

On BIG-IP versions 16.x before 16.1.0, 15.1.x before 15.1.4.1, and 14.1.2.6-14.1.4.4, when a Client SSL profile is configured on a virtual server with Client Certificate Authentication set to request/require and Session Ticket enabled and configured, processing SSL traffic can cause an increase in memory resource utilization. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (48.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 48.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-23015: held from 0.006 to 0.006.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-23015?
CVE-2022-23015 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-01-25.
How severe is CVE-2022-23015?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.