BaseFortify

Publication date: 2025-10-15

Last updated on: 2025-10-22

Assigner: F5 Networks

Description

When Diffie-Hellman (DH) group Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) Brainpool curves are configured in an SSL profile's Cipher Rule or Cipher Group, and that profile is applied to a 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.

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Meta Information

Published

2025-10-15

Last Modified

2025-10-22

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-10-15

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-60016

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
f5	big-ip_next_cloud-native_network_functions	From 1.1.0 (inc) to 1.4.0 (exc)
f5	big-ip_next_service_proxy_for_kubernetes	From 1.7.0 (inc) to 1.9.2 (inc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-119	The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability occurs when Diffie-Hellman (DH) group Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) Brainpool curves are configured in an SSL profile's Cipher Rule or Cipher Group, and that profile is applied to a virtual server. Under these conditions, undisclosed traffic can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate unexpectedly.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate, which may lead to denial of service or disruption of traffic management on the affected virtual server.

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