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F5 Networks: CVE-2021-22980: K29282483: BIG-IP APM CTU vulnerability CVE-2021-22980

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F5 Networks: CVE-2021-22980: K29282483: BIG-IP APM CTU vulnerability CVE-2021-22980

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
02/10/2021
Created
02/13/2021
Added
02/11/2021
Modified
08/23/2024

Description

In Edge Client version 7.2.x before 7.2.1.1, 7.1.9.x before 7.1.9.8, and 7.1.x-7.1.8.x before 7.1.8.5, an untrusted search path vulnerability in the BIG-IP APM Client Troubleshooting Utility (CTU) for Windows could allow an attacker to load a malicious DLL library from its current directory. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the victim must run this utility on the Windows system. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Software Development (EoSD) are not evaluated.

Solution(s)

  • f5-big-ip-upgrade-latest

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