#VU85014 Resource exhaustion in BIG-IP - CVE-2023-40542
Published: January 5, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU85014
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40542
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
BIG-IP
BIG-IP
Software vendor:
F5 Networks
F5 Networks
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when TCP Verified Accept is enabled on a TCP profile. A remote attacker can send specially crafted traffic to the system, trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.