CVE-2021-23053
Medium
Description
On version 15.1.x before 15.1.3, 14.1.x before 14.1.3.1, and 13.1.x before 13.1.3.6, when the brute force protection feature of BIG-IP Advanced WAF or BIG-IP ASM is enabled on a virtual server and the virtual server is under brute force attack, the MySQL database may run out of disk space due to lack of row limit on undisclosed tables in the MYSQL database. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.3
Exploit probability—
Product
F5 Big-ip Advanced Web Application Firewall
PublishedSep 14, 2021
First seenSep 14, 2021
Weakness typeCWE-400Uncontrolled resource consumption
How to fix
Update
- f5 big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall13.1.3.6, 14.1.3.1, 15.1.3 or later
- f5 big-ip_application_security_manager13.1.3.6, 14.1.3.1, 15.1.3 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| f5 big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall | 13.1.0 ≤ v < 13.1.3.6, 14.1.0 ≤ v < 14.1.3.1, 15.1.0 ≤ v < 15.1.3 | 13.1.3.6, 14.1.3.1, 15.1.3 |
| f5 big-ip_application_security_manager | 13.1.0 ≤ v < 13.1.3.6, 14.1.0 ≤ v < 14.1.3.1, 15.1.0 ≤ v < 15.1.3 | 13.1.3.6, 14.1.3.1, 15.1.3 |
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