CVE-2022-34651 — In BIG-IP Versions 16

In BIG-IP Versions 16.1.x before 16.1.3.1 and 15.1.x before 15.1.6.1, when an LTM Client or Server SSL profile with TLS 1.3 enabled is configured on a virtual server, along with an iRule that calls HTTP::respond, undisclosed requests can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (

01What is this vulnerability?

In BIG-IP Versions 16.1.x before 16.1.3.1 and 15.1.x before 15.1.6.1, when an LTM Client or Server SSL profile with TLS 1.3 enabled is configured on a virtual server, along with an iRule that calls HTTP::respond, undisclosed requests can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
F5	BIG	IP — 13.1.0, 14.1.0, 15.1.x, 16.1.x, 17.0.0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2022-08-04T17:47:17.368Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-16T18:43:57.619Z

09References

• support.f5.com — https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K59197053