New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) – The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) issued a warning regarding a vulnerability in F5’s BIG-IP, a multi-cloud application services and security company product, which could allow remote attackers to execute craft DNS queries or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition.
According to CERT-In, the vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP is due to flooding the target server with queries, which could result in excessive CPU load on the system. The cyber agency emphasized that successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a DoS attack or execution of craft DNS queries.
CERT-In has advised users to apply the necessary updates to mitigate the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP.
In addition to the warning about F5’s BIG-IP vulnerability, CERT-In also alerted users about multiple vulnerabilities in Android and Mozilla Firefox web browsers. These vulnerabilities could potentially allow attackers to obtain sensitive information, execute arbitrary code, and cause Denial-of-Service conditions on targeted systems.
The affected software versions include ‘Android 12, 12L, 13, 14’, and ‘Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 124.0.1 and Mozilla Firefox ESR versions before 115.9.1’, as stated in the advisory issued by CERT-In.
Users are urged to stay vigilant and ensure that their systems are up to date with the latest security patches to protect against potential cyber threats.–IANS
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