CVE-2025-36525 (GCVE-0-2025-36525)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-07 22:04 – Updated: 2025-05-08 13:05 X_F5
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
BIG-IP APM PingAccess Virtual Server Vulnerability
Summary
When a BIG-IP APM virtual server is configured to use a PingAccess profile, undisclosed requests can cause TMM to terminate.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-08 13:04 UTC
CWE
- CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000150598 | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
Date Public
2025-05-07 14:00
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