Resource management error in BIG-IP - CVE-2023-22302
Published: February 6, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU71807
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22302
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 management of internal resources, when an HTTP profile is configured on a virtual server and conditions beyond the attacker’s control exist on the target pool member. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
BIG-IP
How to mitigate CVE-2023-22302
Install updates from vendor's website.
BIG-IP - addressed in versions 16.1.3.3, 17.0.0.2