SB2025092345 - Multiple vulnerabilities in F5 BIG-IP httpd component 

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SB2025092345 - Multiple vulnerabilities in F5 BIG-IP httpd component

Published: September 23, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025092345
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) HTTP response splitting (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42516)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform HTTP splitting attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to software does not correctly process CRLF character sequences. A remote attacker with ability to manipulate the Content-Type response headers of applications hosted or proxied by the server can send specially crafted request containing CRLF sequence and make the application to send a split HTTP response.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker perform cache poisoning attack.

Note, this vulnerability exists due a missing fix for #VU88151 (CVE-2023-38709).


2) HTTP response splitting (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38709)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform HTTP splitting attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to software does not correctly process CRLF character sequences. A malicious or exploitable backend/content generators can send specially crafted response containing CRLF sequence and make the application to send a split HTTP response.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker perform cache poisoning attack.


Remediation

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

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