CVE-2024-21789 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2024-21789

BIG-IP ASM and Advanced WAF vulnerability

Vulnerability Description

When a BIG-IP ASM/Advanced WAF security policy is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause an increase in memory resource utilization.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • F5

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

BIG-IP
Vulnerable Versions:
17.1.0, 16.1.0, 15.1.0

Timeline

Official Publish: February 14th, 2024
Last Modified: April 24th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-772

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.