QID 377731

Date Published: 2022-11-02

QID 377731: F5 BIG-IP Expat Vulnerability cve-2022-40674 (K44454157)

libexpat before 2.4.9 has a use-after-free in the doContent function in xmlparse.c.CVE-2022-40674

Vulnerable Component: BIG-IP ASM,LTM,APM

Affected Versions:
17.0.0
16.1.0 - 16.1.3
15.1.0 - 15.1.8
14.1.0 - 14.1.5
13.1.0 - 13.1.5

QID Detection Logic(Authenticated):
This QID checks for the vulnerable versions of F5 BIG-IP devices using the tmsh command.

An attacker may be able to use crafted XML to reference previously freed memory, leading to data corruption or the execution of arbitrary code.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
  • Solution
    For more information about patch details please refer to K44454157
    Vendor References

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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    K44454157 URL Logo support.f5.com/csp/article/K44454157