CVE-2021-22991 — F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management Microkernel Buffer Overflow

CVE-2021-22991 (F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management Microkernel) is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog since 2022-01-18. The Traffic Management Microkernel of BIG-IP ASM Risk Engine has a buffer overflow vulnerability, leading to… See the required fix, due date and advisories.

Exploitation status

CVE-2021-22991 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added 2022-01-18. The Traffic Management Microkernel of BIG-IP ASM Risk Engine has a buffer overflow vulnerability, leading to a bypassing of URL-based access controls.

Advisory facts

Vendor or project
F5
Affected product
BIG-IP Traffic Management Microkernel
Added to CISA KEV
2022-01-18
US federal remediation due date
2022-02-01
Ransomware association
Unknown
EPSS score
—
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-119

Remediation: the required action

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