CVE-2025-24312

BIG-IP AFM vulnerability

Published Feb 5, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 8.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
When BIG-IP AFM is provisioned with IPS module enabled and protocol inspection profile is configured on a virtual server or firewall rule or policy, undisclosed traffic can cause an increase in CPU resource utilization.  

Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-3672 When BIG-IP AFM is provisioned with IPS module enabled and protocol inspection profile is configured on a virtual server or firewall rule or policy, undisclosed traffic can cause an increase in CPU resource utilization.   Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared F5 big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager
F5 big-ip Next Cloud-native Network Functions
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_next_cloud-native_network_functions:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products F5 big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager
F5 big-ip Next Cloud-native Network Functions
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00098}

epss

{'score': 0.00124}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description When BIG-IP AFM is provisioned with IPS module enabled and protocol inspection profile is configured on a virtual server or firewall rule or policy, undisclosed traffic can cause an increase in CPU resource utilization.   Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Title BIG-IP AFM vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
f5
Published
Updated
Feb 12, 2025, 8:51 PM
Reserved
Jan 22, 2025, 10:44 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Feb 5, 2025, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:58 AM