When a BIG-IP AFM denial-of-service (DoS) protection profile is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) process to terminate.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
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Thu, 23 Oct 2025 06:15:00 +0900

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared F5 big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:17.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products F5 big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 22:30:00 +0900

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared F5
F5 big-ip
Vendors & Products F5
F5 big-ip

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 03:15:00 +0900

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Metrics ssvc

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


Wed, 15 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0900

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Description When a BIG-IP AFM denial-of-service (DoS) protection profile is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) process to terminate.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Title BIG-IP AFM DoS protection profile vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-824
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:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: f5

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-16T03:56:56.625Z

Reserved: 2025-10-03T23:04:03.868Z

Link: CVE-2025-59478

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-15T15:44:37.627Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-10-15T14:15:54.257

Modified: 2025-10-22T21:00:40.040

Link: CVE-2025-59478

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-10-20T22:26:35Z

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