CVE-2021-23039

HIGH

F5 BIG-IP 12.1.0-12.1.5, 13.1.x, 14.1.0-14.1.2.7, 15.1.0-15.1.2, 16.0.0-16.0.1.1 - Denial of Service via IPSec Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

On version 16.0.x before 16.0.1.2, 15.1.x before 15.1.3, 14.1.x before 14.1.2.8, and all versions of 13.1.x and 12.1.x, when IPSec is configured on a BIG-IP system, undisclosed requests from an authorized remote (IPSec) peer, which already has a negotiated Security Association, can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Mitigation, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K66782293

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0057
EPSS Percentile 69.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (11)
f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager 12.1.0 - 12.1.6
f5/big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 12.1.0 - 12.1.6
f5/big-ip_analytics 12.1.0 - 12.1.6
f5/big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 12.1.0 - 12.1.6
f5/big-ip_application_security_manager 12.1.0 - 12.1.6
f5/big-ip_domain_name_system 12.1.0 - 12.1.6
f5/big-ip_fraud_protection_service 12.1.0 - 12.1.6
f5/big-ip_global_traffic_manager 12.1.0 - 12.1.6
f5/big-ip_link_controller 12.1.0 - 12.1.6
f5/big-ip_local_traffic_manager 12.1.0 - 12.1.6
... and 1 more
Published Sep 14, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026