Incomplete cleanup in BIG-IP Next CNF and BIG-IP - CVE-2025-59781

 

Incomplete cleanup in BIG-IP Next CNF and BIG-IP - CVE-2025-59781

Published: October 17, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU117359
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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-2025-59781
CWE-ID: CWE-459
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: F5 Networks
Affected software:
BIG-IP Next CNF
BIG-IP

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to incomplete cleanup when handling DNS cache. A remote attacker can send specially crafted DNS packets to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

How to mitigate CVE-2025-59781

Install updates from vendor's website.

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