Resource exhaustion in F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager

CVE-2022-23024

On BIG-IP AFM version 16.x before 16.1.0, 15.1.x before 15.1.4.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4.2, and all versions of 13.1.x, when the IPsec application layer gateway (ALG) logging profile is configured on an IPsec ALG virtual server, undisclosed IPsec traffic can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. 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: 0.009 (58.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.2% 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-2022-23024: held from 0.009 to 0.009.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-23024?
CVE-2022-23024 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-01-25.
How severe is CVE-2022-23024?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.