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A vulnerability identified as CVE-2022-41770 affects F5's BIG-IP and BIG-IQ systems. The vulnerability was discovered and assigned on September 30, 2022. It impacts multiple versions of BIG-IP (17.0.x before 17.0.0.1, 16.1.x before 16.1.3.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.7, 14.1.x before 14.1.5.1, and all versions of 13.1.x) and BIG-IQ (all versions of 8.x and 7.x) systems. The issue allows an authenticated iControl REST user to cause increased memory resource utilization through undisclosed requests (CVE Mitre).
The vulnerability is classified under CWE-400 (Common Weakness Enumeration) which typically relates to uncontrolled resource consumption (NVD CNA). The vulnerability specifically involves the iControl REST interface and can lead to memory resource consumption issues when exploited by an authenticated user.
When successfully exploited, this vulnerability can lead to increased memory resource utilization in the affected systems, potentially impacting system performance and availability (CVE Mitre).
F5 has released fixes for this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to the following versions: BIG-IP 17.0.0.1, 16.1.3.1, 15.1.7, or 14.1.5.1. Users of BIG-IP 13.1.x and BIG-IQ 8.x and 7.x should contact F5 support for guidance (CVE Mitre).
Source: This report was generated using AI
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