Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in BIG-IP - CVE-2022-29473
Published: May 5, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU62814
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29473
CWE-ID: CWE-754
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling when an IPSec ALG profile is configured on a virtual server. A remote attacker can send specially crafted traffic to the affected device and cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate.
Affected software
BIG-IP
How to mitigate CVE-2022-29473
Install updates from vendor's website.
BIG-IP - addressed in versions 13.1.5, 14.1.4.5, 15.1.5.1