CVE-2022-27189 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2022-27189

On F5 BIG-IP 16.1.x versions prior to 16.1.2.2, 15.1.x versions...

Vulnerability Description

On F5 BIG-IP 16.1.x versions prior to 16.1.2.2, 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1, 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, 13.1.x versions prior to 13.1.5, and all versions of 12.1.x and 11.6.x, when an Internet Content Adaptation Protocol (ICAP) profile is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed traffic can cause an increase in Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) memory resource utilization. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

BIG-IP
Vulnerable Versions:
12.1.x, 11.6.x, 17.0.0, 16.1.x, 15.1.x, 14.1.x, 13.1.x

Timeline

Official Publish: May 5th, 2022
Last Modified: September 17th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-681

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.