CVE-2024-33608 BIG-IP IPsec vulnerability

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service by sending undisclosed traffic to BIG-IP virtual servers configured with IPsec.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-33608?

CVE-2024-33608 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 8 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-824

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-33608?

It affects 21 products.

Products include F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager, F5 Big-Ip Advanced Web Application Firewall, F5 Big-Ip Analytics, F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager, F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager and 15 more.

How do I fix CVE-2024-33608?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-33608 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2024-33608 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-33608 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v4r4-qxjg-89q5.

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