Undisclosed DNS Traffic Can Cause BIG-IP AFM TMM Termination
CVE-2024-25560

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
F5
Status
Big-ip
Big-ip Next Cnf
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 May 2024

Summary

A vulnerability in the BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) from F5 Networks has been identified, which allows undetected DNS traffic to disrupt the operation of the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM). When BIG-IP AFM is licensed and provisioned, such traffic can lead to unexpected termination of the TMM, potentially impacting the security and availability of network services. Users are advised to review their configurations and apply any available updates to mitigate this issue.

Affected Version(s)

BIG-IP 17.1.0 < 17.1.1

BIG-IP 16.1.0 < 16.1.4

BIG-IP 15.1.0

References

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000139037
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

F5
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