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CVE-2022-28708: 
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2022-28708 affects F5 BIG-IP systems, specifically versions 16.1.x prior to 16.1.2.2 and 15.1.x prior to 15.1.5.1. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed in April 2022, as indicated by the CVE record creation date of April 19, 2022. The issue affects BIG-IP DNS resolver-enabled systems with HTTP-Explicit or SOCKS profiles configured on virtual servers (CVE MITRE).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) based on the weakness type classification (NVD CNA Status). When a specific undisclosed DNS response is received by an affected system, it can trigger a termination of the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) process (CVE MITRE).

Impact

The successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in a denial of service condition through the termination of the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) process, which is a critical component of the BIG-IP system (CVE MITRE).

Mitigation and workarounds

F5 has released patched versions to address this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to version 16.1.2.2 or later for the 16.1.x branch, or version 15.1.5.1 or later for the 15.1.x branch (CVE MITRE).

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Source: This report was generated using AI

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