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CVE-2024-23979

HIGH
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

When SSL Client Certificate LDAP or Certificate Revocation List Distribution Point (CRLDP) authentication profile is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause an increase in CPU resource utilization. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

How to fix

Remediation Available
big-ip access policy managerNVD
Affected:>= 16.1.0, < 16.1.4Fixed in:16.1.4CVE-2024-23979derived from NVD
big-ip advanced firewall managerNVD
Affected:>= 16.1.0, < 16.1.4Fixed in:16.1.4CVE-2024-23979derived from NVD
big-ip analyticsNVD
Affected:>= 16.1.0, < 16.1.4Fixed in:16.1.4CVE-2024-23979derived from NVD
big-ip application acceleration managerNVD
Affected:>= 16.1.0, < 16.1.4Fixed in:16.1.4CVE-2024-23979derived from NVD
big-ip application security managerNVD
Affected:>= 16.1.0, < 16.1.4Fixed in:16.1.4CVE-2024-23979derived from NVD
big-ip domain name systemNVD
Affected:>= 16.1.0, < 16.1.4Fixed in:16.1.4CVE-2024-23979derived from NVD
big-ip fraud protection serviceNVD
Affected:>= 16.1.0, < 16.1.4Fixed in:16.1.4CVE-2024-23979derived from NVD
big-ip global traffic managerNVD
Affected:>= 16.1.0, < 16.1.4Fixed in:16.1.4CVE-2024-23979derived from NVD
big-ip link controllerNVD
Affected:>= 16.1.0, < 16.1.4Fixed in:16.1.4CVE-2024-23979derived from NVD
big-ip local traffic managerNVD
Affected:>= 16.1.0, < 16.1.4Fixed in:16.1.4CVE-2024-23979derived from NVD
big-ip policy enforcement managerNVD
Affected:>= 16.1.0, < 16.1.4Fixed in:16.1.4CVE-2024-23979derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.34%probability of exploitation in 30 days
26thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 26% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2023-50387High7.5100%-Fix
CVE-2019-11478Medium5.395%-Fix
CVE-2019-11479High7.592%-Fix
CVE-2024-27316High7.591%-Fix
CVE-2022-30522High7.590%-Fix
CVE-2019-9515High7.588%-Fix
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-01-23.