SB2021021107 - Buffer overflow in iRules LX component in F5 BIG-IP products



SB2021021107 - Buffer overflow in iRules LX component in F5 BIG-IP products

Published: February 11, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021021107
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22973)

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the JSON parser function in iRules LX component. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data with iRules LX commands to the system, trigger out-of-bounds write and crash the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) module.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.