CVE-2022-41833 BIG-IP iRule vulnerability CVE-2022-41833

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause Traffic Management Microkernel termination in F5 BIG-IP by sending undisclosed requests to virtual servers configured with specific iRules.

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-2022-41833?

CVE-2022-41833 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 19 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In all BIG-IP 13.1.x versions, when an iRule containing the HTTP::collect command is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate.

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41833?

It affects 11 products.

Products include F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager, F5 Big-Ip Analytics, F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager, F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager, F5 Big-Ip Domain Name System and 5 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-41833?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41833 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-2022-41833 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41833 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8xq5-7xq7-g2fm.

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