Vulnerability · Published Mar 31, 2021 · Assigned by f5

CVE-2021-23000

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in BIG-IP. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 62% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 38.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

On BIG-IP versions 13.1.3.4-13.1.3.6 and 12.1.5.2, if the tmm.http.rfc.enforcement BigDB key is enabled in a BIG-IP system, or the Bad host header value is checked in the AFM HTTP security profile associated with a virtual server, in rare instances, a specific sequence of malicious requests may cause TMM to restart. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Software Development (EoSD) are not evaluated.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a BIG-IP 13.1.3.4-13.1.3.5, 12.1.5.2

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