Cyber Resilience

CVE-2021-22973

High

Published: 12 February 2021

Published
12 February 2021
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0065 71.2th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2021-22973 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 28.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

On BIG-IP version 16.0.x before 16.0.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.2, 14.1.x before 14.1.3.1, 13.1.x before 13.1.3.5, and all 12.1.x versions, JSON parser function does not protect against out-of-bounds memory accesses or writes. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Software…

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Development (EoSD) are not evaluated.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

f5
big-ip access policy manager
12.1.0 — 12.1.5 · 13.1.0 — 13.1.3.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.3.1
f5
big-ip advanced firewall manager
12.1.0 — 12.1.5 · 13.1.0 — 13.1.3.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.3.1
f5
big-ip analytics
12.1.0 — 12.1.5 · 13.1.0 — 13.1.3.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.3.1
f5
big-ip application acceleration manager
12.1.0 — 12.1.5 · 13.1.0 — 13.1.3.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.3.1
f5
big-ip application security manager
12.1.0 — 12.1.5 · 13.1.0 — 13.1.3.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.3.1
f5
big-ip domain name system
12.1.0 — 12.1.5 · 13.1.0 — 13.1.3.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.3.1
f5
big-ip fraud protection service
12.1.0 — 12.1.5 · 13.1.0 — 13.1.3.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.3.1
f5
big-ip global traffic manager
12.1.0 — 12.1.5 · 13.1.0 — 13.1.3.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.3.1
f5
big-ip link controller
12.1.0 — 12.1.5 · 13.1.0 — 13.1.3.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.3.1
f5
big-ip policy enforcement manager
12.1.0 — 12.1.5 · 13.1.0 — 13.1.3.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.3.1

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-787

Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.

References