F5 BIG-IP up to 15.1.10/16.1.4/17.1.1 SSL Profile denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in F5 BIG-IP up to 15.1.10/16.1.4/17.1.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component SSL Profile Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-28889. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in F5 BIG-IP up to 15.1.10/16.1.4/17.1.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component SSL Profile Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

When an SSL profile with alert timeout is configured with a non-default value on a virtual server, undisclosed traffic along with conditions beyond the attacker's control can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

The advisory is shared at my.f5.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-28889 since 04/24/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 15.1.10.4, 16.1.4.3 or 17.1.1.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: BIG-IP 15.1.10.4/16.1.4.3/17.1.1.3

Timelineinfo

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

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K000139404
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-28889 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-28889
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-263549

Entryinfo

Created: 05/08/2024 16:33
Updated: 10/21/2025 22:15
Changes: 05/08/2024 16:33 (55), 03/31/2025 06:27 (4), 10/21/2025 22:15 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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