Vulnerability identifier: #VU78885

Vulnerability 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

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
BIG-IP
Hardware solutions / Firmware
BIG-IQ Centralized Management
Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH

Vendor: F5 Networks

Description

The 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.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

BIG-IP: 17.0.0 - 17.0.0.2, 17.1.0, 16.1.0 - 16.1.3.3, 15.1.0 - 15.1.8.1, 14.1.0 - 14.1.5.3

BIG-IQ Centralized Management: 8.2.0 - 8.3.0

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External links
http://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000133472

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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.