CVE-2023-40542

HIGH

F5 BIG-IP 13.1.0-13.1.4 - Memory Resource Exhaustion via TCP Verified Accept

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

When TCP Verified Accept is enabled on a TCP profile that 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

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000134652

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0058
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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-770
Status published
Products (19)
f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager 13.1.0 - 13.1.5
f5/big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 13.1.0 - 13.1.5
f5/big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall 13.1.0 - 13.1.5
f5/big-ip_analytics 13.1.0 - 13.1.5
f5/big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 13.1.0 - 13.1.5
f5/big-ip_application_security_manager 13.1.0 - 13.1.5
f5/big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting 13.1.0 - 13.1.5
f5/big-ip_carrier-grade_nat 13.1.0 - 13.1.5
f5/big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender 13.1.0 - 13.1.5
f5/big-ip_domain_name_system 13.1.0 - 13.1.5
... and 9 more
Published Oct 10, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026