Vulnerability · Published Oct 10, 2023 · Assigned by f5

CVE-2023-40542BIG-IP TCP Profile vulnerability

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity resource allocation without limits 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 0.7% (higher than 51% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 48.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

When TCP Verified Accept is enabled on a TCP profile that 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 products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
F5 BIG-IP 16.1.0 – before 16.1.415.1.0 – before 15.1.914.1.0 – before *13.1.0 – before *

Weakness: CWE-770 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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