F5 BIG-IP up to 17.1.0 Traffic Management Microkernel denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in F5 BIG-IP up to 17.1.0. This affects an unknown function of the component Traffic Management Microkernel. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-33608. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in F5 BIG-IP up to 17.1.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component Traffic Management Microkernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

When IPsec is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed traffic can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

It is possible to read the advisory at my.f5.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-33608 since 04/24/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 17.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: BIG-IP 17.1.1

Timelineinfo

04/24/2024 🔍
05/08/2024 +14 days 🔍
05/08/2024 +0 days 🔍
10/21/2025 +531 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K000138728
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-33608 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-33608
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-263535

Entryinfo

Created: 05/08/2024 16:08
Updated: 10/21/2025 14:07
Changes: 05/08/2024 16:08 (55), 10/21/2025 14:07 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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