#VU96035 Input validation error in BIG-IP - CVE-2024-39778
Published: August 15, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96035
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-2024-39778
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
BIG-IP
BIG-IP
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 insufficient validation of user-supplied input when a stateless virtual server is configured on a BIG-IP system with a High-Speed Bridge (HSB). A remote attacker can send specially crafted requests to the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) module and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.