CVE-2022-33203 BIG-IP APM and F5 SSL Orchestrator vulnerability CVE-2022-33203
Attackers can cause memory exhaustion and denial of service in F5 BIG-IP APM when a specific access policy is configured.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-33203?
CVE-2022-33203 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 4 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In BIG-IP Versions 16.1.x before 16.1.3, 15.1.x before 15.1.6.1, and 14.1.x before 14.1.5, when a BIG-IP APM access policy with Service Connect agent 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.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-33203?
It affects 2 products.
Products include F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, F5 Big-Ip Ssl Orchestrator.
How do I fix CVE-2022-33203?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-33203 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2022-33203 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-33203 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager
- CVE-2023-46747 F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2022-1388 F5 BIG-IP Missing Authentication
- CVE-2021-22986 F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management iControl REST Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-22991 F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management Microkernel Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2020-5902 F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6w35-8hrc-xx3j.