Bug ID 1052781: JavaScript obfuscation is very slow.

Last Modified: Dec 05, 2024

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP ASM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
16.1.0, 16.1.1, 16.1.2, 16.1.2.1, 16.1.2.2, 16.1.3, 16.1.3.1, 16.1.3.2, 16.1.3.3, 16.1.3.4, 16.1.3.5, 16.1.4, 16.1.4.1, 16.1.4.2, 16.1.4.3, 17.0.0, 17.0.0.1, 17.0.0.2, 17.1.0, 17.1.0.1, 17.1.0.2, 17.1.0.3, 17.1.1, 17.1.1.1, 17.1.1.2, 17.1.1.3, 17.1.1.4

Fixed In:
17.1.2, 16.1.5

Opened: Oct 06, 2021

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

The Obfuscator process creates only one file at a time, rather than large batches. Therefore the creation of the full set takes a long time.

Impact

High CPU usage on device.

Conditions

FPS is provisioned OR: ASM is provisioned AND: Bot profile is attached to a virtual server OR ASM Policy with brute force feature enabled is attached to a virtual server OR DoS profile with Captcha/CSI mitigation is attached to a virtual server

Workaround

None

Fix Information

N/A

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips