SB2022012017 - Denial of service in BIG-IP AFM virtual server
Published: January 20, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022012017
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23018)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of exceptional conditions when processing HTTP requests. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a virtual server is configured with both HTTP protocol security and HTTP Proxy Connect profiles.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.