#VU50609 Cryptographic issues in F5 Networks products - CVE-2021-22981

Vulnerability identifier: #VU50609

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22981

CWE-ID: CWE-310

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
BIG-IP
BIG-IP DDHD
BIG-IP SSLO
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP Analytics
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP FPS
BIG-IP GTM
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP Link Controller
BIG-IP Advanced WAF

Software vendor:
F5 Networks

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the original TLS protocol includes a weakness in the master secret negotiation that is mitigated by the Extended Master Secret (EMS) extension defined in RFC 7627. TLS connections that do not use EMS are vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks during renegotiation.

Install updates from vendor's website.

The issue is fixed starting from 13.0.0 branch.

• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K09121542