Expired pointer dereference in BIG-IP TMM

1) Expired pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU89334

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-28889

CWE-ID: CWE-825 - Expired pointer dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to an expired pointer dereference in the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) when an SSL profile with alert timeout is configured with a non-default value on a virtual server. A remote attacker can send specially crafted traffic to the device and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

BIG-IP: before 17.1.1.3

CPE2.3

External links

http://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000138912

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.