CVE-2021-23032
On version 16.x before 16.1.0, 15.1.x before 15.1.3.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4.4, and all versions of 13.1.x and 12.1.x, when a BIG-IP DNS system is configured with non-default Wide IP and pool settings, undisclosed DNS responses can cause the Traffic…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.93%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
On version 16.x before 16.1.0, 15.1.x before 15.1.3.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4.4, and all versions of 13.1.x and 12.1.x, when a BIG-IP DNS system is configured with non-default Wide IP and pool settings, undisclosed DNS responses can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.93% probability · 60th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- f5/big-ip domain name system
- Source
- f5sirt@f5.com
EPSS 0.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K45407662Vendor Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K45407662Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.