CVE-2023-22842 BIG-IP SIP profile vulnerability

High 7.5 Published 1 Feb 2023 Updated 26 Mar 2025

Attackers can cause a denial of service by sending undisclosed traffic to a BIG-IP virtual server configured with a SIP profile.

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-2023-22842?

CVE-2023-22842 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 1 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

On BIG-IP versions 16.1.x before 16.1.3.3, 15.1.x before 15.1.8.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.5.3, and all versions of 13.1.x, when a SIP profile is configured on a Message Routing type virtual server, undisclosed traffic can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-121

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22842?

It affects 12 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 Ddos Hybrid Defender and 6 more.

How do I fix CVE-2023-22842?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-22842 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2023-22842 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22842 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qwc7-2923-cq54.