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CVE-2023-23552
published 2023-02-01

CVE-2023-23552: On versions 17.0.x before 17.0.0.2, 16.1.x before 16.1.3.3, 15.1.0 before 15.1.8, 14.1.x before 14.1.5.3, and all versions of 13.1.x, when a BIG-IP Advanced…

PriorityP349high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EXPLOIT
EPSS
1.54%
72.2th percentile
On versions 17.0.x before 17.0.0.2, 16.1.x before 16.1.3.3, 15.1.0 before 15.1.8, 14.1.x before 14.1.5.3, and all versions of 13.1.x, when a BIG-IP Advanced WAF or BIG-IP ASM security policy is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause an increase in memory resource utilization. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Affected

17 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
f5big-ip>= 13.1.0 < **
f5big-ip>= 14.1.0 < 14.1.5.314.1.5.3
f5big-ip>= 15.1.0 < 15.1.815.1.8
f5big-ip>= 16.1.0 < 16.1.3.316.1.3.3
f5big-ip>= 17.0.0 < 17.0.0.217.0.0.2
f5big-ip_advanced_waf——
f5big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall13.1.0 – 13.1.5—
f5big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall>= 14.1.0 < 14.1.5.314.1.5.3
f5big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall>= 15.1.0 < 15.1.815.1.8
f5big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall>= 16.1.0 < 16.1.3.316.1.3.3
f5big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall>= 17.0.0 < 17.0.0.217.0.0.2
f5big-ip_application_security_manager13.1.0 – 13.1.5—
f5big-ip_application_security_manager>= 14.1.0 < 14.1.5.314.1.5.3
f5big-ip_application_security_manager>= 15.1.0 < 15.1.815.1.8
f5big-ip_application_security_manager>= 16.1.0 < 16.1.3.316.1.3.3
f5big-ip_application_security_manager>= 17.0.0 < 17.0.0.217.0.0.2
f5big-ip_asm——

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

  • →CVE-2023-23552 affects BIG-IP Advanced WAF and BIG-IP ASM when a security policy is configured on a virtual server; undisclosed requests cause increased memory resource utilization — monitor for abnormal memory growth on affected virtual servers ↗
  • →Affected version ranges for triage/detection scope: BIG-IP 13.1.0–13.1.5 (all), 14.1.0–14.1.5.3, 15.1.0–15.1.8, 16.1.0–16.1.3.3, 17.0.0–17.0.0.2 ↗
  • ·Vulnerability is only triggerable when a BIG-IP Advanced WAF or BIG-IP ASM security policy is actively configured on a virtual server; deployments without such a policy are not affected ↗
  • ·BIG-IP versions that have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are explicitly out of scope for this CVE evaluation ↗
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