Big-IP Edge Gateway vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.

Product3 known exploited172 versions
The short answer

Big-IP Edge Gateway is made by F5. We track 218 published vulnerabilities in it, across 172 versions. 3 of them are on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 12 May 2023. If you run Big-IP Edge Gateway, check your version against the exploited flaws below and patch those first.

Check your version

The most recent Big-IP Edge Gateway flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2014-0196, on 12 May 2023. We keep watching the known-exploited list.

Versions

Which versions of Big-IP Edge Gateway do the exploited flaws hit?

Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, as published by the vendor. Find your version, then patch.

  • CVE-2014-0196Exploited list, 12 May 2023

    Linux Kernel Race Condition Vulnerability

    11.1.0 to 11.3.0
  • CVE-2014-6271Exploited list, 28 Jan 2022

    GNU Bourne-Again Shell (Bash) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

    10.1.0 to 10.2.411.0.0 to 11.3.0
  • CVE-2014-7169Exploited list, 28 Jan 2022

    GNU Bourne-Again Shell (Bash) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

    10.1.0 to 10.2.411.0.0 to 11.3.0
Known exploited

Which Big-IP Edge Gateway vulnerabilities are being exploited?

3 flaws are on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.

  1. 5.5
    CVE-2014-0196MediumKnown exploited
    Linux Kernel Race Condition Vulnerability

    Linux Kernel contains a race condition vulnerability within the n_tty_write function that allows local users to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) or gain privileges via read and write operations with long strings.

    Chance of use20%Known exploited since12 May 2023
  2. 9.8
    CVE-2014-6271CriticalKnown exploited
    GNU Bourne-Again Shell (Bash) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

    GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values of environment variables, which allows remote attackers to execute code.

    Chance of use>99%Known exploited since28 Jan 2022
  3. 9.8
    CVE-2014-7169CriticalKnown exploited
    GNU Bourne-Again Shell (Bash) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

    GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values of environment variables, which allows remote attackers to execute code.

    Chance of use>99%Known exploited since28 Jan 2022
Exploit likelihood

Which Big-IP Edge Gateway flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. >99%
    CVE-2014-6271CriticalKnown exploited

    GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values of environment variables, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted environment, as demonstrated by...

    CVSS9.8Published24 Sep 2014
  2. >99%
    CVE-2014-7169CriticalKnown exploited

    GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed function definitions in the values of environment variables, which allows remote attackers to write to files or possibly have unknown...

    CVSS9.8Published25 Sep 2014
  3. 99%

    Jonathan Looney discovered that the TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->tcp_gso_segs value was subject to an integer overflow in the Linux kernel when handling TCP Selective Acknowledgments (SACKs).

    CVSS7.5Published19 Jun 2019
  4. 95%

    Jonathan Looney discovered that the TCP retransmission queue implementation in tcp_fragment in the Linux kernel could be fragmented when handling certain TCP Selective Acknowledgment (SACK) sequences.

    CVSS7.5Published19 Jun 2019
  5. 92%

    Jonathan Looney discovered that the Linux kernel default MSS is hard-coded to 48 bytes.

    CVSS7.5Published19 Jun 2019
  6. 72%

    Linux kernel versions 4.9+ can be forced to make very expensive calls to tcp_collapse_ofo_queue() and tcp_prune_ofo_queue() for every incoming packet which can lead to a denial of service.

    CVSS7.5Published6 Aug 2018
  7. 32%

    The Linux kernel, versions 3.9+, is vulnerable to a denial of service attack with low rates of specially modified packets targeting IP fragment re-assembly.

    CVSS7.5Published6 Sep 2018
  8. 25%

    The Diffie-Hellman Key Agreement Protocol allows remote attackers (from the client side) to send arbitrary numbers that are actually not public keys, and trigger expensive server-side DHE modular-exponentiation...

    CVSS7.5Published11 Nov 2021
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We track 218 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Big-IP Edge Gateway, across 172 versions. The most recent Big-IP Edge Gateway flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2014-0196, on 12 May 2023.

3 are on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added are CVE-2014-0196, CVE-2014-6271 and CVE-2014-7169.

Each flaw names its own versions, usually as ranges. The newest, CVE-2014-0196, affects 11.1.0 to 11.3.0. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.

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