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TI-2024-14449 Aliases CVE-2024-21763GHSA-v8xr-rghj-pvv9

BIG-IP AFM vulnerability

Priority LOW 39CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

When BIG-IP AFM Device DoS or DoS profile is configured with NXDOMAIN attack vector and bad actor detection, undisclosed queries can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate.  NOTE: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00515 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed BIG-IP (F5): 17.1.1, 16.1.4, 15.1.10

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
F5BIG-IP17.1.0 to before 17.1.1; 16.1.0 to before 16.1.4; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.1017.1.1, 16.1.4, 15.1.10Patch availableCNA
  • BIG-IP VendorF5 Affected 17.1.0 to before 17.1.1; 16.1.0 to before 16.1.4; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.10 Fixed in 17.1.1, 16.1.4, 15.1.10 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.1.0 to before 17.1.1VulnerableF5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.1.0 to before 17.1.1 Vulnerable ·F5

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA BIG-IP (F5) Fixed in 17.1.1, 16.1.4, 15.1.10

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    F5 BIG-IP 15.1.10, 16.1.4, 17.1.1

    4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-16292 BIG-IP TMM vulnerabilityPriority LOW 39
    • TI-2024-15799 F5 Application Visibility and Reporting module and BIG-IP Advanced WAF/ASM vulnerabilityPriority LOW 39
    • TI-2024-15625 BIG-IP Advanced WAF and ASM Configuration utility vulnerabilityPriority LOW 18

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-21763
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v8xr-rghj-pvv9

References

  • TI-2023-25230 BIG-IP Configuration utility unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-01269 Missing authentication in F5 BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-05850 Memory corruption in BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-05845 Server-side request forgery in BIG-IP; BIG-IQ KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-04820 Path traversal in BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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