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Big Ip Advanced Web Application Firewall CVE-2025-52585

HIGH
NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)
2025-08-13 f5sirt@f5.com
Denial Of Service Null Pointer Dereference Big Ip Advanced Web Application Firewall Big Ip Application Security Manager Big Ip Container Ingress Services Big Ip Access Policy Manager Big Ip Advanced Firewall Manager Big Ip Analytics Big Ip Application Acceleration Manager Big Ip Application Visibility And Reporting Big Ip Automation Toolchain Big Ip Carrier Grade Nat Big Ip Ddos Hybrid Defender Big Ip Domain Name System Big Ip Edge Gateway Big Ip Fraud Protection Service Big Ip Global Traffic Manager Big Ip Link Controller Big Ip Local Traffic Manager Big Ip Policy Enforcement Manager Big Ip Ssl Orchestrator Big Ip Webaccelerator Big Ip Websafe
8.7
CVSS 4.0
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CVSS VectorNVD

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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
Mar 28, 2026 - 19:06 vuln.today
CVE Published
Aug 13, 2025 - 15:15 nvd
HIGH 8.7

DescriptionNVD

When a BIG-IP LTM Client SSL profile is configured on a virtual server with SSL Forward Proxy enabled and Anonymous Diffie-Hellman (ADH) ciphers enabled, undisclosed requests can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate.

Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

AnalysisAI

When a BIG-IP LTM Client SSL profile is configured on a virtual server with SSL Forward Proxy enabled and Anonymous Diffie-Hellman (ADH) ciphers enabled, undisclosed requests can cause the Traffic. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.7), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476), which allows attackers to crash the application by dereferencing a null pointer. When a BIG-IP LTM Client SSL profile is configured on a virtual server with SSL Forward Proxy enabled and Anonymous Diffie-Hellman (ADH) ciphers enabled, undisclosed requests can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated. Affected products include: F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager, F5 Big-Ip Advanced Web Application Firewall, F5 Big-Ip Analytics, F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Check pointers before dereferencing. Use static analysis tools to detect null pointer paths.

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CVE-2025-52585 vulnerability details – vuln.today
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