{"id":"CVE-2021-23013","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2021-23013","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T23:28:59.183Z","title":"This vulnerability affects TMM by way of a virtual server configured with an SCTP profile.","description":"On BIG-IP versions 16.0.x before 16.0.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.3, 14.1.x before 14.1.4, 13.1.x before 13.1.3.6, and 12.1.x before 12.1.5.3, the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) may stop responding when processing Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) traffic under certain conditions. This vulnerability affects TMM by way of a virtual server configured with an SCTP profile. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.","published":"2021-05-10T14:15:08.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:38:13.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"f5sirt@f5.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["f5/big-ip access policy manager","f5/big-ip advanced firewall manager","f5/big-ip advanced web application firewall","f5/big-ip analytics","f5/big-ip application acceleration manager","f5/big-ip application security manager","f5/big-ip ddos hybrid defender","f5/big-ip domain name system","f5/big-ip fraud protection service","f5/big-ip global traffic manager","f5/big-ip link controller","f5/big-ip local traffic manager","f5/big-ip policy enforcement manager","f5/big-ip ssl orchestrator"],"epss":{"score":0.00861,"percentile":0.5827,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.86%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K04234247","tags":["Not Applicable","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"f5sirt@f5.com"},{"url":"https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05300051","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"nvd@nist.gov"},{"url":"https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K04234247","tags":["Not Applicable","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23013","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}