CVE-2025-61938

When a BIG-IP Advanced WAF or ASM security policy is configured with a URL greater than 1024 characters in length for the Data Guard Protection Enforcement setting, either manually or through the automatic Policy Builder, the bd process can terminate repeatedly. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000156624	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:17.5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:17.5.0:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-10-15 14:15

Updated : 2025-10-21 20:30

NVD link : CVE-2025-61938

Mitre link : CVE-2025-61938

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-61938

JSON object : View

Products Affected

f5

big-ip_application_security_manager
big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall

CWE

CWE-1284

Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input

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