CVE-2021-23042

HIGH

BIG-IP 12.1.0-12.1.5 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption via HTTP Profile

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

On BIG-IP version 16.0.x before 16.0.1.2, 15.1.x before 15.1.3, 14.1.x before 14.1.4, 13.1.x before 13.1.4, and 12.1.x before 12.1.6, when an HTTP profile is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause a significant increase in system resource utilization. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K93231374

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0065
EPSS Percentile 71.0%
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-400
Status published
Products (14)
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_advanced_web_application_firewall 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_ddos_hybrid_defender 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
... and 4 more
Published Sep 14, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026