Vulnerability identifier: #VU96035

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-39778

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
BIG-IP
Hardware solutions / Firmware

Vendor: 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.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

BIG-IP: 17.1.0 - 17.1.0.3 + hotfix-bigip-17.1.0.3.0.75.4-eng3, 17.0.0 - 17.0.0.2, 16.1.0 - 16.1.4.3, 16.0.0 - 16.0.1.2, 15.1.0 - 15.1.10.4, 15.0.0 - 15.0.1.4

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External links
http://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K05710614

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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.