Vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager
CVE-2020-5917
In BIG-IP versions 15.1.0-15.1.0.4, 15.0.0-15.0.1.3, 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, 12.1.0-12.1.5.1, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2 and BIG-IQ versions 5.2.0-7.0.0, the host OpenSSH servers utilize keys of less than 2048 bits which are no longer considered secure.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (42.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 42.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager
- F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager
- F5 Big-Ip Analytics
- F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager
- F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager
- F5 Big-Ip Domain Name System
- F5 Big-Ip Fraud Protection Service
- F5 Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager
- F5 Big-Ip Link Controller
- F5 Big-Ip Local Traffic Manager
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K43404629 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-5917?
- CVE-2020-5917 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2020-08-26.
- How severe is CVE-2020-5917?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.