NULL pointer dereference in BIG-IP Next CNF and BIG-IP AFM - CVE-2024-25560
Published: May 10, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU89328
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-25560
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error when handling DNS traffic in Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM). A remote attacker can send specially crafted DNS requests to the server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a DNS profile is applied to a virtual server.
Affected software
BIG-IP Next CNF
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP AFM
How to mitigate CVE-2024-25560
Install updates from vendor's website.
BIG-IP Next CNF - update to 1.2.0
BIG-IP AFM - addressed in versions 16.1.4, 17.1.1
BIG-IP AFM - addressed in versions 16.1.4, 17.1.1