CVE-2021-23007
On BIG-IP versions 14.1.4 and 16.0.1.1, when the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) process...
On BIG-IP versions 14.1.4 and 16.0.1.1, when the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) process handles certain undisclosed traffic, it may start dropping all fragmented IP traffic. 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
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
On BIG-IP versions 14.1.4 and 16.0.1.1, when the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) process handles certain undisclosed traffic, it may start dropping all fragmented IP traffic. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Software Development (EoSD) are not evaluated.
- Record
CVE-2021-23007- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - 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 14.1.4 and 16.0.1.1, when the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) process handles certain undisclosed traffic, it may start dropping all fragmented IP traffic. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Software Development (EoSD) are not evaluated.
- Record
CVE-2021-23007- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-10125 No score
On BIG-IP versions 14.1.4 and 16.0.1.1, when the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) process handles certain undisclosed traffic, it may start dropping all fragmented IP traffic. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Software Development (EoSD) are not evaluated.
- Record
EUVD-2021-10125- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4g5c-cjq7-xrqv No score
On BIG-IP versions 14.1.4 and 16.0.1.1, when the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) process...
On BIG-IP versions 14.1.4 and 16.0.1.1, when the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) process handles certain undisclosed traffic, it may start dropping all fragmented IP traffic. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Software Development (EoSD) are not evaluated.
- Record
GHSA-4g5c-cjq7-xrqv- 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 edge gateway
- f5 big-ip fraud protection service
- f5 big-ip global traffic manager
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-2021-23007 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) 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 1.58%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.