In BIG-IP versions 17.0.x before 17.0.0.1, 16.1.x before 16.1.3.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.7, and 14.1.x before 14.1.5.1, when an LTM TCP profile with Auto Receive Window Enabled is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed traffic can cause the virtual server to stop processing new client connections.
Weakness
The product performs a calculation that generates incorrect or unintended results that are later used in security-critical decisions or resource management.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big-ip_access_policy_manager | F5 | 14.1.0 (including) | 14.1.5.1 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_access_policy_manager | F5 | 15.1.0 (including) | 15.1.7 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_access_policy_manager | F5 | 16.1.0 (including) | 16.1.3.1 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_access_policy_manager | F5 | 17.0.0 (including) | 17.0.0.1 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager | F5 | 14.1.0 (including) | 14.1.5.1 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager | F5 | 15.1.0 (including) | 15.1.7 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager | F5 | 16.1.0 (including) | 16.1.3.1 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager | F5 | 17.0.0 (including) | 17.0.0.1 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_analytics | F5 | 14.1.0 (including) | 14.1.5.1 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_analytics | F5 | 15.1.0 (including) | 15.1.7 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_analytics | F5 | 16.1.0 (including) | 16.1.3.1 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_analytics | F5 | 17.0.0 (including) | 17.0.0.1 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_application_acceleration_manager | F5 | 14.1.0 (including) | 14.1.5.1 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_application_acceleration_manager | F5 | 15.1.0 (including) | 15.1.7 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_application_acceleration_manager | F5 | 16.1.0 (including) | 16.1.3.1 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_application_acceleration_manager | F5 | 17.0.0 (including) | 17.0.0.1 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_application_security_manager | F5 | 14.1.0 (including) | 14.1.5.1 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_application_security_manager | F5 | 15.1.0 (including) | 15.1.7 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_application_security_manager | F5 | 16.1.0 (including) | 16.1.3.1 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_application_security_manager | F5 | 17.0.0 (including) | 17.0.0.1 (including) |
| Big-ip_domain_name_system | F5 | 14.1.0 (including) | 14.1.5.1 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_domain_name_system | F5 | 15.1.0 (including) | 15.1.7 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_domain_name_system | F5 | 16.1.0 (including) | 16.1.3.1 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_domain_name_system | F5 | 17.0.0 (including) | 17.0.0.1 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_fraud_protection_service | F5 | 14.1.0 (including) | 14.1.5.1 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_fraud_protection_service | F5 | 15.1.0 (including) | 15.1.7 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_fraud_protection_service | F5 | 16.1.0 (including) | 16.1.3.1 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_fraud_protection_service | F5 | 17.0.0 (including) | 17.0.0.1 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_global_traffic_manager | F5 | 14.1.0 (including) | 14.1.5.1 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_global_traffic_manager | F5 | 15.1.0 (including) | 15.1.7 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_global_traffic_manager | F5 | 16.1.0 (including) | 16.1.3.1 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_global_traffic_manager | F5 | 17.0.0 (including) | 17.0.0.1 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_link_controller | F5 | 14.1.0 (including) | 14.1.5.1 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_link_controller | F5 | 15.1.0 (including) | 15.1.7 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_link_controller | F5 | 16.1.0 (including) | 16.1.3.1 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_link_controller | F5 | 17.0.0 (including) | 17.0.0.1 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_local_traffic_manager | F5 | 14.1.0 (including) | 14.1.5.1 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_local_traffic_manager | F5 | 15.1.0 (including) | 15.1.7 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_local_traffic_manager | F5 | 16.1.0 (including) | 16.1.3.1 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_local_traffic_manager | F5 | 17.0.0 (including) | 17.0.0.1 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager | F5 | 14.1.0 (including) | 14.1.5.1 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager | F5 | 15.1.0 (including) | 15.1.7 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager | F5 | 16.1.0 (including) | 16.1.3.1 (excluding) |
| Big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager | F5 | 17.0.0 (including) | 17.0.0.1 (excluding) |
Potential Mitigations
- Use languages, libraries, or frameworks that make it easier to handle numbers without unexpected consequences.
- Examples include safe integer handling packages such as SafeInt (C++) or IntegerLib (C or C++).
- Use languages, libraries, or frameworks that make it easier to handle numbers without unexpected consequences.
- Examples include safe integer handling packages such as SafeInt (C++) or IntegerLib (C or C++).