Resource exhaustion in F5 Big-Ip
CVE-2022-41770
In BIG-IP versions 17.0.x before 17.0.0.1, 16.1.x before 16.1.3.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.7, 14.1.x before 14.1.5.1, and all versions of 13.1.x, and BIG-IQ all versions of 8.x and 7.x, an authenticated iControl REST user can cause an increase in memory resource utilization, via undisclosed requests.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (49.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 49.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- F5 Big-Ip — versions 17.0.x, 16.1.x, 15.1.x
- F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager
- F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager
- F5 Big-Ip Analytics
- F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager
- F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager
- F5 Big-Ip Domain Name System
- F5 Big-Ip Fraud Protection Service
- F5 Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager
- F5 Big-Ip Link Controller
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K22505850 (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-41770?
- CVE-2022-41770 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-10-19.
- How severe is CVE-2022-41770?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.