SB2024092445 - Infinite loop in F5 BIG-IP Next Central Manager endpoints in API Gateway and Telemetry



SB2024092445 - Infinite loop in F5 BIG-IP Next Central Manager endpoints in API Gateway and Telemetry

Published: September 24, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024092445
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-24786)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when parsing data in an invalid JSON format within the protojson.Unmarshal() function. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.