F5 BIG-IP SSL Profile CPU Exhaustion via Undisclosed Traffic
CVE-2023-24594 Published on May 3, 2023
BIG-IP TMM SSL vulnerability
When an SSL profile is configured on a Virtual Server, undisclosed traffic can cause an increase in CPU or SSL accelerator resource utilization.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-24594 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a small impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability?
The software does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.
CVE-2023-24594 has been classified to as a Resource Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.
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Affected Versions
F5 BIG-IP:- Version 17.0.0 and below * is unaffected.
- Version 16.1.2 and below 16.1.2.1 is affected.
- Version 15.1.4.1 and below 15.1.5 is affected.
- Version 14.1.5 and below * is affected.
- Version 1.5.0 and below 1.6.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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