High severity · published Feb 14, 2024
CVE-2024-21789
BIG-IP ASM and Advanced WAF vulnerability
7.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
When a BIG-IP ASM/Advanced WAF security policy is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause an increase in memory resource utilization.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BI
BIG-IP · F5
17.1.0 before 17.1.1 · source: vendor, CISA
BA
Big-ip Advanced Web Application Firewall · F5
17.1.0 before 17.1.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Security Manager · F5
17.1.0 before 17.1.1 · source: NVD
Affected product
BI
BIG-IP
F5
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