CVE-2020-5851: Medium severity F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager vulnerability

Published Jan 14, 2020
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Updated

On impacted versions and platforms the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) system integrity check cannot detect modifications to specific system components. This issue only impacts specific engineering hotfixes and platforms. NOTE: This vulnerability does not affect any of the BIG-IP major, minor or maintenance releases you obtained from downloads.f5.com. The affected Engineering Hotfix builds are as follows: Hotfix-BIGIP-14.1.0.2.0.45.4-ENG Hotfix-BIGIP-14.1.0.2.0.62.4-ENG

Affected Software

262 affected components
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=14.1.0.2.0.45.4
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=14.1.0.2.0.62.4
F5 Big-ip 2800
F5 Big-ip I10600
F5 Big-ip I10800
F5 Big-ip I11600
F5 Big-ip I11800
F5 Big-ip I15600
F5 Big-ip I15800
F5 Big-ip I2600
F5 Big-ip I4600
F5 Big-ip I4800
F5 Big-ip I5600
F5 Big-ip I5800
F5 Big-ip I7600
F5 Big-ip I7800
F5 Big-ip I850
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=14.1.0.2.0.45.4
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=14.1.0.2.0.62.4
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=14.1.0.2.0.45.4
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=14.1.0.2.0.62.4
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=14.1.0.2.0.45.4
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=14.1.0.2.0.62.4
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=14.1.0.2.0.45.4
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=14.1.0.2.0.62.4
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=14.1.0.2.0.45.4
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=14.1.0.2.0.62.4
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=14.1.0.2.0.45.4
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=14.1.0.2.0.62.4
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=14.1.0.2.0.45.4
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=14.1.0.2.0.62.4
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=14.1.0.2.0.45.4
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=14.1.0.2.0.62.4
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=14.1.0.2.0.45.4
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=14.1.0.2.0.62.4
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=14.1.0.2.0.45.4
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=14.1.0.2.0.62.4
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator=14.1.0.2.0.45.4
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator=14.1.0.2.0.62.4
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=14.1.0.2.0.45.4
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=14.1.0.2.0.62.4
All of the following
Any of the following
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=14.1.0.2.0.45.4
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=14.1.0.2.0.62.4
Any of the following
F5 Big-ip 2800
F5 Big-ip I10600
F5 Big-ip I10800
F5 Big-ip I11600
F5 Big-ip I11800
F5 Big-ip I15600
F5 Big-ip I15800
F5 Big-ip I2600
F5 Big-ip I4600
F5 Big-ip I4800
F5 Big-ip I5600
F5 Big-ip I5800
F5 Big-ip I7600
F5 Big-ip I7800
F5 Big-ip I850
All of the following
Any of the following
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=14.1.0.2.0.45.4
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=14.1.0.2.0.62.4
Any of the following
F5 Big-ip 2800
F5 Big-ip I10600
F5 Big-ip I10800
F5 Big-ip I11600
F5 Big-ip I11800
F5 Big-ip I15600
F5 Big-ip I15800
F5 Big-ip I2600
F5 Big-ip I4600
F5 Big-ip I4800
F5 Big-ip I5600
F5 Big-ip I5800
F5 Big-ip I7600
F5 Big-ip I7800
F5 Big-ip I850
All of the following
Any of the following
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=14.1.0.2.0.45.4
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=14.1.0.2.0.62.4
Any of the following
F5 Big-ip 2800
F5 Big-ip I10600
F5 Big-ip I10800
F5 Big-ip I11600
F5 Big-ip I11800
F5 Big-ip I15600
F5 Big-ip I15800
F5 Big-ip I2600
F5 Big-ip I4600
F5 Big-ip I4800
F5 Big-ip I5600
F5 Big-ip I5800
F5 Big-ip I7600
F5 Big-ip I7800
F5 Big-ip I850
All of the following
Any of the following
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=14.1.0.2.0.45.4
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=14.1.0.2.0.62.4
Any of the following
F5 Big-ip 2800
F5 Big-ip I10600
F5 Big-ip I10800
F5 Big-ip I11600
F5 Big-ip I11800
F5 Big-ip I15600
F5 Big-ip I15800
F5 Big-ip I2600
F5 Big-ip I4600
F5 Big-ip I4800
F5 Big-ip I5600
F5 Big-ip I5800
F5 Big-ip I7600
F5 Big-ip I7800
F5 Big-ip I850
All of the following
Any of the following
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=14.1.0.2.0.45.4
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=14.1.0.2.0.62.4
Any of the following
F5 Big-ip 2800
F5 Big-ip I10600
F5 Big-ip I10800
F5 Big-ip I11600
F5 Big-ip I11800
F5 Big-ip I15600
F5 Big-ip I15800
F5 Big-ip I2600
F5 Big-ip I4600
F5 Big-ip I4800
F5 Big-ip I5600
F5 Big-ip I5800
F5 Big-ip I7600
F5 Big-ip I7800
F5 Big-ip I850
All of the following
Any of the following
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=14.1.0.2.0.45.4
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=14.1.0.2.0.62.4
Any of the following
F5 Big-ip 2800
F5 Big-ip I10600
F5 Big-ip I10800
F5 Big-ip I11600
F5 Big-ip I11800
F5 Big-ip I15600
F5 Big-ip I15800
F5 Big-ip I2600
F5 Big-ip I4600
F5 Big-ip I4800
F5 Big-ip I5600
F5 Big-ip I5800
F5 Big-ip I7600
F5 Big-ip I7800
F5 Big-ip I850
All of the following
Any of the following
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=14.1.0.2.0.45.4
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=14.1.0.2.0.62.4
Any of the following
F5 Big-ip 2800
F5 Big-ip I10600
F5 Big-ip I10800
F5 Big-ip I11600
F5 Big-ip I11800
F5 Big-ip I15600
F5 Big-ip I15800
F5 Big-ip I2600
F5 Big-ip I4600
F5 Big-ip I4800
F5 Big-ip I5600
F5 Big-ip I5800
F5 Big-ip I7600
F5 Big-ip I7800
F5 Big-ip I850
All of the following
Any of the following
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=14.1.0.2.0.45.4
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=14.1.0.2.0.62.4
Any of the following
F5 Big-ip 2800
F5 Big-ip I10600
F5 Big-ip I10800
F5 Big-ip I11600
F5 Big-ip I11800
F5 Big-ip I15600
F5 Big-ip I15800
F5 Big-ip I2600
F5 Big-ip I4600
F5 Big-ip I4800
F5 Big-ip I5600
F5 Big-ip I5800
F5 Big-ip I7600
F5 Big-ip I7800
F5 Big-ip I850
All of the following
Any of the following
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=14.1.0.2.0.45.4
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=14.1.0.2.0.62.4
Any of the following
F5 Big-ip 2800
F5 Big-ip I10600
F5 Big-ip I10800
F5 Big-ip I11600
F5 Big-ip I11800
F5 Big-ip I15600
F5 Big-ip I15800
F5 Big-ip I2600
F5 Big-ip I4600
F5 Big-ip I4800
F5 Big-ip I5600
F5 Big-ip I5800
F5 Big-ip I7600
F5 Big-ip I7800
F5 Big-ip I850
All of the following
Any of the following
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=14.1.0.2.0.45.4
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=14.1.0.2.0.62.4
Any of the following
F5 Big-ip 2800
F5 Big-ip I10600
F5 Big-ip I10800
F5 Big-ip I11600
F5 Big-ip I11800
F5 Big-ip I15600
F5 Big-ip I15800
F5 Big-ip I2600
F5 Big-ip I4600
F5 Big-ip I4800
F5 Big-ip I5600
F5 Big-ip I5800
F5 Big-ip I7600
F5 Big-ip I7800
F5 Big-ip I850
All of the following
Any of the following
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=14.1.0.2.0.45.4
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=14.1.0.2.0.62.4
Any of the following
F5 Big-ip 2800
F5 Big-ip I10600
F5 Big-ip I10800
F5 Big-ip I11600
F5 Big-ip I11800
F5 Big-ip I15600
F5 Big-ip I15800
F5 Big-ip I2600
F5 Big-ip I4600
F5 Big-ip I4800
F5 Big-ip I5600
F5 Big-ip I5800
F5 Big-ip I7600
F5 Big-ip I7800
F5 Big-ip I850
All of the following
Any of the following
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator=14.1.0.2.0.45.4
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator=14.1.0.2.0.62.4
Any of the following
F5 Big-ip 2800
F5 Big-ip I10600
F5 Big-ip I10800
F5 Big-ip I11600
F5 Big-ip I11800
F5 Big-ip I15600
F5 Big-ip I15800
F5 Big-ip I2600
F5 Big-ip I4600
F5 Big-ip I4800
F5 Big-ip I5600
F5 Big-ip I5800
F5 Big-ip I7600
F5 Big-ip I7800
F5 Big-ip I850
All of the following
Any of the following
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=14.1.0.2.0.45.4
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=14.1.0.2.0.62.4
Any of the following
F5 Big-ip 2800
F5 Big-ip I10600
F5 Big-ip I10800
F5 Big-ip I11600
F5 Big-ip I11800
F5 Big-ip I15600
F5 Big-ip I15800
F5 Big-ip I2600
F5 Big-ip I4600
F5 Big-ip I4800
F5 Big-ip I5600
F5 Big-ip I5800
F5 Big-ip I7600
F5 Big-ip I7800
F5 Big-ip I850

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade F5 BIG-IP engineering hotfix (Hotfix-BIGIP-14.1.0.2.0.*-ENG) to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in Hotfix-BIGIP-14.1.0.2.0.45.4-ENG
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade F5 BIG-IP engineering hotfix (Hotfix-BIGIP-14.1.0.2.0.*-ENG) to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in Hotfix-BIGIP-14.1.0.2.0.62.4-ENG

Event History

Jan 14, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:03 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:03 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2020-5851.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2020-5851?

The severity of CVE-2020-5851 is medium.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2020-5851?

CVE-2020-5851 affects F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager, F5 Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager, F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager, F5 BIG-IP Analytics, F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager, F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager, F5 Big-ip Edge Gateway, F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service, F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager, F5 Big-ip Link Controller, F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager, F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator, and F5 Big-ip Domain Name System on specific versions.

4

What is the impact of CVE-2020-5851?

CVE-2020-5851 allows modifications to specific system components that cannot be detected by the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) system integrity check.

5

How can I fix CVE-2020-5851?

To fix CVE-2020-5851, apply the necessary engineering hotfixes provided by F5 Networks.

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