7.5

CVE-2022-28701: f5 big-ip Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
Published 05-05-2022Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-28701 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in f5 big-ip. EPSS estimates a 0.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.93%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-05-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.93%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

60%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.92% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
0.93%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

F512 products

1 vendor · 12 products

References

1 links