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CVE-2021-22992

Published: Mar 31, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-120
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
72.7%
Top 0.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

On BIG-IP versions 16.0.x before 16.0.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.2.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4, 13.1.x before 13.1.3.6, 12.1.x before 12.1.5.3, and 11.6.x before 11.6.5.3, a malicious HTTP response to an Advanced WAF/BIG-IP ASM virtual server with Login Page configured in its policy may trigger a buffer overflow, resulting in a DoS attack. In certain situations, it may allow remote code execution (RCE), leading to complete system compromise. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Software Development (EoSD) are not evaluated.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-120

Affected Products

f5
commercial·US
big-ip access policy managerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
big-ip advanced firewall managerOn-premSecurity Product
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
big-ip advanced web application firewallOn-premSecurity Product
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
big-ip analyticsOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
big-ip application acceleration managerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
big-ip application security managerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
big-ip ddos hybrid defenderOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
big-ip domain name systemOn-prem
Networking Infrastructure / dns-dhcp-ntp
F5 Networks, Inc.
commercial·USaka f5
BIG-IP Local Traffic ManagerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
BIG-IP Application Acceleration ManagerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
BIG-IP Advanced Web Application FirewallOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
BIG-IP Advanced Firewall ManagerOn-premSecurity Product
Security Products
BIG-IP AnalyticsOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
BIG-IP Access Policy ManagerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
BIG-IP Application Security ManagerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
BIG-IP DDos Hybrid DefenderOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52510511
support.f5.com
https://habr.com/ru/news/t/547090/
habr.com

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