F5 BIG-IP up to 16.1.4/17.1.1 APM Access Profile buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in F5 BIG-IP up to 16.1.4/17.1.1. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component APM Access Profile. This manipulation causes buffer overflow. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-23412. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in F5 BIG-IP up to 16.1.4/17.1.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component APM Access Profile. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

When BIG-IP APM Access Profile is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed request can cause 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 known as CVE-2025-23412 since 01/22/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/12/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 215017 (F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP APM access profile vulnerability (K000141003)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 16.1.5 or 17.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (215017). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 215017
Nessus Name: F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP APM access profile vulnerability (K000141003)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: BIG-IP 16.1.5/17.1.2

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01/22/2025 🔍
02/05/2025 +14 days 🔍
02/05/2025 +0 days 🔍
11/12/2025 +280 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K000141003
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-23412 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-23412
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-294763

Entryinfo

Created: 02/05/2025 19:36
Updated: 11/12/2025 15:43
Changes: 02/05/2025 19:36 (77), 02/06/2025 00:03 (2), 11/12/2025 15:43 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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