Denial of service in BIG-IP and BIG-IQ iControl SOAP daemon
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-38419 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
BIG-IP Hardware solutions / Firmware BIG-IQ Centralized Management Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH |
| Vendor | F5 Networks |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU78885
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38419
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the iControl SOAP daemon. A remote user with at least guest role privileges can send specially crafted requests to the iControl SOAP service and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsBIG-IP: 14.1.0 - 17.1.0
BIG-IQ Centralized Management: 8.2.0 - 8.3.0
External linkshttp://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000133472
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
