Vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Advanced Web Application Firewall
CVE-2020-5946
In BIG-IP Advanced WAF and FPS versions 16.0.0-16.0.0.1, 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, and 14.1.0-14.1.2.7, under some circumstances, certain format client-side alerts sent to the BIG-IP virtual server configured with DataSafe may cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to restart, resulting in a Denial-of-Service (DoS).
EPSS: 0.010 (60.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- F5 Big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall
- F5 Big-ip_fraud_protection_service
- N/a Big-ip (Advanced Waf, Fps) — versions 16.0.0-16.0.0.1, 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, 14.1.0-14.1.2.7
References
- f5sirt@f5.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-5946?
- CVE-2020-5946 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Advanced Web Application Firewall. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-11-05.
- How severe is CVE-2020-5946?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.