CVE-2025-46405 (GCVE-0-2025-46405)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-13 14:46 – Updated: 2025-08-13 15:06
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
BIG-IP APM vulnerability
Summary
When Network Access is configured on a BIG-IP APM virtual server, undisclosed traffic can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (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 2025-08-13 15:05 UTC
CWE
- CWE-121 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000151546 | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
Date Public
2025-08-13 14:00
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