SB2024090245 - Remote denial of service in F5 BIG-IP Apache HTTPD component



SB2024090245 - Remote denial of service in F5 BIG-IP Apache HTTPD component

Published: September 2, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024090245
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38477)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: 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


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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in mod_proxy. A remote attacker can send specially crafted requests to the web server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.