Remote denial of service in F5 BIG-IP SCTP profile



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2025-41399
CWE-ID CWE-404
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 BIG-IP
Hardware solutions / Firmware

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

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

Vendor F5 Networks

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Improper resource shutdown or release

EUVDB-ID: #VU108772

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-41399

CWE-ID: CWE-404 - Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper resource shutdown or release when a Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) profile is configured on a virtual server. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send specially crafted traffic to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

BIG-IP: 15.1.0 - 20.2.0

BIG-IP Next SPK: 1.7.0 - 1.9.2

BIG-IP Next CNF: 1.1.0 - 1.2.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000137709


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.



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