CVE-2021-22999
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CVE-2021-22999 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. On versions 15.0.x before 15.1.0 and 14.1.x before 14.1.4, the BIG-IP system provides an option to connect HTTP/2 clients to HTTP/1.x servers. When a client is slow to accept responses and it closes a connection prematurely, the BIG-IP system may indefinitely retain some streams unclosed. EPSS estimates a 0.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
On versions 15.0.x before 15.1.0 and 14.1.x before 14.1.4, the BIG-IP system provides an option to connect HTTP/2 clients to HTTP/1.x servers. When a client is slow to accept responses and it closes a connection prematurely, the BIG-IP system may indefinitely retain some streams unclosed. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Software Development (EoSD) are not evaluated.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| F5 | Big-Ip Access Policy Manager | >= 14.1.0, < 14.1.4 |
| F5 | Big-Ip Access Policy Manager | >= 15.0.0, < 15.1.0 |
| F5 | Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager | >= 14.1.0, < 14.1.4 |
| F5 | Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager | >= 15.0.0, < 15.1.0 |
| F5 | Big-Ip Advanced Web Application Firewall | >= 14.1.0, < 14.1.4 |
| F5 | Big-Ip Advanced Web Application Firewall | >= 15.0.0, < 15.1.0 |
| F5 | Big-Ip Analytics | >= 14.1.0, < 14.1.4 |
| F5 | Big-Ip Analytics | >= 15.0.0, < 15.1.0 |
| F5 | Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager | >= 14.1.0, < 14.1.4 |
| F5 | Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager | >= 15.0.0, < 15.1.0 |
| F5 | Big-Ip Application Security Manager | >= 14.1.0, < 14.1.4 |
| F5 | Big-Ip Application Security Manager | >= 15.0.0, < 15.1.0 |
| F5 | Big-Ip Ddos Hybrid Defender | >= 14.1.0, < 14.1.4 |
| F5 | Big-Ip Ddos Hybrid Defender | >= 15.0.0, < 15.1.0 |
| F5 | Big-Ip Domain Name System | >= 14.1.0, < 14.1.4 |
| F5 | Big-Ip Domain Name System | >= 15.0.0, < 15.1.0 |
| F5 | Big-Ip Fraud Protection Service | >= 14.1.0, < 14.1.4 |
| F5 | Big-Ip Fraud Protection Service | >= 15.0.0, < 15.1.0 |
| F5 | Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager | >= 14.1.0, < 14.1.4 |
| F5 | Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager | >= 15.0.0, < 15.1.0 |
| F5 | Big-Ip Link Controller | >= 14.1.0, < 14.1.4 |
| F5 | Big-Ip Link Controller | >= 15.0.0, < 15.1.0 |
| F5 | Big-Ip Local Traffic Manager | >= 14.1.0, < 14.1.4 |
| F5 | Big-Ip Local Traffic Manager | >= 15.0.0, < 15.1.0 |
| F5 | Big-Ip Policy Enforcement Manager | >= 14.1.0, < 14.1.4 |
| F5 | Big-Ip Policy Enforcement Manager | >= 15.0.0, < 15.1.0 |
| F5 | Ssl Orchestrator | >= 14.1.0, < 14.1.4 |
| F5 | Ssl Orchestrator | >= 15.0.0, < 15.1.0 |
References
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K02333782Vendor Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K02333782Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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