Denial of service in F5 BIG-IP MPTCP



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-41164
CWE-ID CWE-476
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 BIG-IP Next SPK
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

BIG-IP Next CNF
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

BIG-IP
Hardware solutions / Firmware

Vendor F5 Networks

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU96040

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41164

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in MPTCP. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

BIG-IP Next SPK: 1.7.0 - 1.8.2

BIG-IP Next CNF: 1.1.0 - 1.1.1

BIG-IP: 15.0.0 - 17.0.0.2

CPE2.3 External links

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000138477


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



###SIDEBAR###