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TI-2022-11343 Aliases CVE-2022-28701GHSA-c7pm-4c7w-3r3r

Uncontrolled resource consumption in F5 BIG-IP

Priority LOW 35CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

On F5 BIG-IP 16.1.x versions prior to 16.1.2.2, when the stream profile is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause an increase in memory resource utilization. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0093 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed BIG-IP (F5): 15.1.x, 14.1.x, 13.1.x +4

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
F5BIG-IP16.1.x to before 16.1.2.215.1.x, 14.1.x, 13.1.x, 12.1.x, 11.6.x, 17.0.0, 16.1.2.2Patch availableCNA
  • BIG-IP VendorF5 Affected 16.1.x to before 16.1.2.2 Fixed in 15.1.x, 14.1.x, 13.1.x, 12.1.x, 11.6.x, 17.0.0, 16.1.2.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 34

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:16.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.2VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:16.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.2VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:16.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.2VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:16.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0VulnerableF5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:16.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.2 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:16.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.2 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:16.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.2 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:16.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
Show 24 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.2VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:16.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.2VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:16.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.2VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:16.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.2VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:16.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.2VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:16.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.2VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:16.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.2VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:16.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.2VulnerableF5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.2 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:16.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.2 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:16.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.2 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:16.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.2 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:16.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.2 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:16.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.2 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:16.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.2 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:16.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.2 Vulnerable ·F5

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA BIG-IP (F5) Fixed in 15.1.x, 14.1.x, 13.1.x, 12.1.x, 11.6.x, 17.0.0, 16.1.2.2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-28701
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c7pm-4c7w-3r3r

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-25230 BIG-IP Configuration utility unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-01269 Missing authentication in F5 BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-05850 Memory corruption in BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-05845 Server-side request forgery in BIG-IP; BIG-IQ KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-04820 Path traversal in BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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