#VU103722 Resource exhaustion in BIG-IP AFM and BIG-IP Next CNF - CVE-2025-24312
Published: February 7, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103722
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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-2025-24312
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP Next CNF
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP Next CNF
Software vendor:
F5 Networks
F5 Networks
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when BIG-IP AFM is provisioned with IPS module enabled and protocol inspection profile is configured on a virtual server or firewall rule or policy. A remote attacker can send specially crafted traffic to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.