CVE-2020-5852 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting specific F5 BIG-IP engineering hotfixes. Undisclosed traffic patterns, when processed by a virtual server configured with a FastL4 profile, can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to restart, disrupting traffic processing. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, leading to high availability impact. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11.5.4.2.74.291CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.4.2.74.291:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.1.4.1.0.97.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:12.1.4.1.0.97.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.1.2.1.0.83.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:14.1.2.1.0.83.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.5.4.2.74.291CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.5.4.2.74.291:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.1.4.1.0.97.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:12.1.4.1.0.97.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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