Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-34862

HighPublic PoCDDoS

Published: 04 August 2022

Published
04 August 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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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 0.0099 77.3th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-34862 is a high-severity Infinite Loop (CWE-835) vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 22.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

In BIG-IP Versions 16.1.x before 16.1.3.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.6.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.5, and all versions of 13.1.x, when an LTM virtual server is configured to perform normalization, undisclosed requests can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. Note: Software…

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versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

CWE(s)
CWE-835

Related Threats

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

Affected Assets

f5
big-ip access policy manager
13.1.0 — 13.1.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.5 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.6.1
f5
big-ip advanced firewall manager
13.1.0 — 13.1.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.5 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.6.1
f5
big-ip analytics
13.1.0 — 13.1.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.5 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.6.1
f5
big-ip application acceleration manager
13.1.0 — 13.1.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.5 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.6.1
f5
big-ip application security manager
13.1.0 — 13.1.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.5 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.6.1
f5
big-ip domain name system
13.1.0 — 13.1.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.5 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.6.1
f5
big-ip fraud protection service
13.1.0 — 13.1.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.5 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.6.1
f5
big-ip global traffic manager
13.1.0 — 13.1.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.5 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.6.1
f5
big-ip link controller
13.1.0 — 13.1.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.5 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.6.1
f5
big-ip local traffic manager
13.1.0 — 13.1.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.5 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.6.1
+1 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

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.

CP-7 Alternate Processing Site
addresses: CWE-835

Enables transfer to alternate site if an infinite loop at the primary renders processing unavailable.

SC-5 Denial-of-service Protection
addresses: CWE-835

Detects and mitigates infinite loops that produce sustained resource consumption.

References