CVE-2021-23045: F5 On BIG-IP vulnerability
This F5 advisory covers CVE-2021-23045. Related products: BIG-IP.
- CVE-2021-23045
Key facts
- Vendor rating
- High, CVSS 7.5
- CISA KEV
- Not listed (catalogue checked )
- Versions named
- 16.0.x; 15.1.x; 14.1.x and 2 more below
- Fixed in
- 16.0.1.2, 15.1.3.1, 14.1.4.3 and 1 more below
- Source published
- Source revised
- Listed by VulniPulse
- Record changed
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Related products & platforms
Description
On BIG-IP version 16.0.x before 16.0.1.2, 15.1.x before 15.1.3.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4.3, 13.1.x before 13.1.4.1, and all versions of 12.1.x, when an SCTP profile with multiple paths is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Text from the source record.
- 16.0.x
- 15.1.x
- 14.1.x
- 13.1.x
- all versions
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How to fix CVE-2021-23045
Upgrade to a fixed release named by F5:
- 16.0.1.2
- 15.1.3.1
- 14.1.4.3
- 13.1.4.1
Support dates for the fixed release lines
- F5 BIG-IP 16.0: support ended
- F5 BIG-IP 15.1: support ended
- F5 BIG-IP 14.1: support ended
- F5 BIG-IP 13.1: support ended
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