Vulnerability · Published May 5, 2022 · Assigned by f5

CVE-2022-29479

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity improper input validation in BIG-IP from F5. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 60% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 39.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

On F5 BIG-IP 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1, 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, 13.1.x versions prior to 13.1.5, and all versions of 12.1.x and 11.6.x, and F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management all versions of 8.x and 7.x, when an IPv6 self IP address is configured and the ipv6.strictcompliance database key is enabled (disabled by default) on a BIG-IP system, undisclosed packets may cause decreased performance. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
F5 BIG-IP 12.1.x11.6.x15.1.x – before 15.1.5.114.1.x – before 14.1.4.613.1.x – before 13.1.5
F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management 8.x7.x

Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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