High severity · published Aug 4, 2022
CVE-2022-35240
BIG-IP Message Routing MQTT vulnerability CVE-2022-35240
7.5
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In BIG-IP Versions 16.1.x before 16.1.2.2, 15.1.x before 15.1.6.1, and 14.1.x before 14.1.5, when the Message Routing (MR) Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) profile 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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 56% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BI
BIG-IP · F5
14.1.x before 14.1.5; 15.1.x before 15.1.6.1; 16.1.x before 16.1.2.2 · source: vendor
BA
Big-ip Access Policy Manager · F5
14.1.0 before 14.1.5; 15.1.0 before 15.1.6.1; 16.1.0 before 16.1.2.2 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager · F5
14.1.0 before 14.1.5; 15.1.0 before 15.1.6.1; 16.1.0 before 16.1.2.2 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Analytics · F5
14.1.0 before 14.1.5; 15.1.0 before 15.1.6.1; 16.1.0 before 16.1.2.2 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager · F5
14.1.0 before 14.1.5; 15.1.0 before 15.1.6.1; 16.1.0 before 16.1.2.2 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Security Manager · F5
14.1.0 before 14.1.5; 15.1.0 before 15.1.6.1; 16.1.0 before 16.1.2.2 · source: NVD
BD
Big-ip Domain Name System · F5
14.1.0 before 14.1.5; 15.1.0 before 15.1.6.1; 16.1.0 before 16.1.2.2 · source: NVD
BF
Big-ip Fraud Protection Service · F5
14.1.0 before 14.1.5; 15.1.0 before 15.1.6.1; 16.1.0 before 16.1.2.2 · source: NVD
BG
Big-ip Global Traffic Manager · F5
14.1.0 before 14.1.5; 15.1.0 before 15.1.6.1; 16.1.0 before 16.1.2.2 · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Link Controller · F5
14.1.0 before 14.1.5; 15.1.0 before 15.1.6.1; 16.1.0 before 16.1.2.2 · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Local Traffic Manager · F5
14.1.0 before 14.1.5; 15.1.0 before 15.1.6.1; 16.1.0 before 16.1.2.2 · source: NVD
BP
Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager · F5
14.1.0 before 14.1.5; 15.1.0 before 15.1.6.1; 16.1.0 before 16.1.2.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-35240
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-35240
Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K28405643
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