BugZero | F5 BugID 802449 - Valid GTP-C traffic may cause buffer overflow

F5 - Defect ID: 802449

Valid GTP-C traffic may cause buffer overflow

F5 - Defect ID: 802449

Valid GTP-C traffic may cause buffer overflow

Last updated on July 18th, 2026

BugZero Risk Score
8.4 High

Overall: 8.4

Severity: 9.1

Community: 4.2

Lifecycle: 7.0

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Bug Details

Priority: 2-Critical
Status: Verified
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Description

Symptoms

Valid GTP-C traffic may cause buffer overflow with incrementing sequence numbers.

Impact

TMM Crash/core. Traffic disrupted while tmm restarts.

Conditions

Valid GTP traffic with incrementing sequence number will cause memory corruption/core when processed through IPS library.

Workaround

The only workaround is to disable protocol inspection or remove GTP service from all protocol-inspection profiles.

Fix Information

None

Change history

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Affected versions:14.1.0, 14.1.0.1, 14.1.0.2, 14.1.0.3, 14.1.0.5, 14.1.0.6, 14.1.2, 14.1.2.1, 14.1.2.2, 14.1.2.3, 14.1.2.4, 14.1.2.5, 14.1.2.6, 14.1.2.7, 14.1.2.8, 14.1.3, 14.1.3.1, 14.1.4, 14.1.4.1, 14.1.4.2, 14.1.4.3, 14.1.4.4, 14.1.4.5, 14.1.4.6, 14.1.5, 14.1.5.1, 14.1.5.2, 14.1.5.3, 14.1.5.4, 14.1.5.6, 15.0.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.1.1, 15.0.1.2, 15.0.1.3, 15.0.1.4

Fixed versions: 15.1.0

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Fixed versions: 15.1.0

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F5 - Defect ID: 802449

Valid GTP-C traffic may cause buffer overflow

F5 - Defect ID: 802449

Valid GTP-C traffic may cause buffer overflow

Last updated on July 18th, 2026

BugZero Risk Score8.4 High

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F5 - Defect ID: 802449

Valid GTP-C traffic may cause buffer overflow

F5 - Defect ID: 802449

Valid GTP-C traffic may cause buffer overflow

Last updated on July 18th, 2026

BugZero Risk Score8.4 High

Bug Details

Symptoms

Impact

Conditions

Workaround

Fix Information

Links

Top F5 Defects

Ready to prevent the next vendor outage?

BugZero Risk Score
8.4 High

BugZero Risk Score
8.4 High