CVE-2021-23003
On BIG-IP versions 16.0.x before 16.0.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.2, 14.1.x before 14.1.3.1, 13.1.x...
On BIG-IP versions 16.0.x before 16.0.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.2, 14.1.x before 14.1.3.1, 13.1.x before 13.1.3.6, 12.1.x before 12.1.5.3, and 11.6.x before 11.6.5.3, the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) process may produce a core file when undisclosed MPTCP traffic passes through a standard virtual server. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Software Development (EoSD) are not evaluated.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
On BIG-IP versions 16.0.x before 16.0.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.2, 14.1.x before 14.1.3.1, 13.1.x before 13.1.3.6, 12.1.x before 12.1.5.3, and 11.6.x before 11.6.5.3, the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) process may produce a core file when undisclosed MPTCP traffic passes through a standard virtual server. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Software Development (EoSD) are not evaluated.
- Record
CVE-2021-23003- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
On BIG-IP versions 16.0.x before 16.0.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.2, 14.1.x before 14.1.3.1, 13.1.x before 13.1.3.6, 12.1.x before 12.1.5.3, and 11.6.x before 11.6.5.3, the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) process may produce a core file when undisclosed MPTCP traffic passes through a standard virtual server. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Software Development (EoSD) are not evaluated.
- Record
CVE-2021-23003- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-10121 No score
On BIG-IP versions 16.0.x before 16.0.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.2, 14.1.x before 14.1.3.1, 13.1.x before 13.1.3.6, 12.1.x before 12.1.5.3, and 11.6.x before 11.6.5.3, the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) process may produce a core file when undisclosed MPTCP traffic passes through a standard virtual server. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Software Development (EoSD) are not evaluated.
- Record
EUVD-2021-10121- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qrm9-hrpg-82cq No score
On BIG-IP versions 16.0.x before 16.0.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.2, 14.1.x before 14.1.3.1, 13.1.x...
On BIG-IP versions 16.0.x before 16.0.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.2, 14.1.x before 14.1.3.1, 13.1.x before 13.1.3.6, 12.1.x before 12.1.5.3, and 11.6.x before 11.6.5.3, the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) process may produce a core file when undisclosed MPTCP traffic passes through a standard virtual server. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Software Development (EoSD) are not evaluated.
- Record
GHSA-qrm9-hrpg-82cq- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- f5 big-ip
- 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
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-23003 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in F5 Big-ip, published March 31, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.00%, the 62nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.