F5 BIG-IP up to 17.1.1 Message Routing Profile resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in F5 BIG-IP up to 17.1.1. Affected is an unknown function of the component Message Routing Profile. The manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-20058. 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 17.1.1 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Message Routing Profile. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product 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. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

When a BIG-IP message routing profile is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed traffic can cause an increase in memory resource utilization. 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. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-20058 since 01/22/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 215010 (F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP message routing vulnerability (K000140947)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 17.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (215010). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 215010
Nessus Name: F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP message routing vulnerability (K000140947)

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: BIG-IP 17.1.2

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01/22/2025 🔍
02/05/2025 +14 days 🔍
02/05/2025 +0 days 🔍
10/21/2025 +258 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K000140947
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-20058 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-20058
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-294755

Entryinfo

Created: 02/05/2025 18:49
Updated: 10/21/2025 14:07
Changes: 02/05/2025 18:49 (77), 02/06/2025 01:16 (2), 10/21/2025 14:07 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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