CVE-2020-5941 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting F5 BIG-IP versions 16.0.0-16.0.0.1 and 15.1.0-15.1.0.5. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to crash the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) by providing oversized data to the RESOLV::lookup command within an iRule, leading to a system restart. Rated High severity with a CVSS score of 7.5, the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires no user interaction. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 16.0.0, < 16.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 16.0.0, < 16.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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