What is the severity of CVE-2020-5874?

CVE-2020-5874 is considered a medium severity vulnerability that may lead to service disruption.

How do I fix CVE-2020-5874?

To fix CVE-2020-5874, upgrade to a patched version of F5 BIG-IP APM that is not affected by this vulnerability.

What products are affected by CVE-2020-5874?

CVE-2020-5874 affects F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager versions 14.0.0 to 14.0.1, 14.1.0 to 14.1.2.3, and 15.0.0 to 15.0.1.2.

What type of attack is CVE-2020-5874 associated with?

CVE-2020-5874 is associated with an attacker sending specifically crafted requests that disrupt service on the Traffic Management Microkernel.

What is the impact of exploiting CVE-2020-5874?

Exploitation of CVE-2020-5874 can result in a denial-of-service condition affecting the functionality of BIG-IP APM.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2020-5874

high

7.5

30/4/2020

4/8/2024

CVE-2020-5874

First published: Thu Apr 30 2020(Updated: )

On BIG-IP APM 15.0.0-15.0.1.2, 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, and 14.0.0-14.0.1, in certain circumstances, an attacker sending specifically crafted requests to a BIG-IP APM virtual server may cause a disruption of service provided by the Traffic Management Microkernel(TMM).

Credit: f5sirt@f5.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
F5 Access Policy Manager	>=14.0.0<=14.0.1
F5 Access Policy Manager	>=14.1.0<=14.1.2.3
F5 Access Policy Manager	>=15.0.0<=15.0.1.2

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Reference Links

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K46901953

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-5874?
CVE-2020-5874 is considered a medium severity vulnerability that may lead to service disruption.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5874?
To fix CVE-2020-5874, upgrade to a patched version of F5 BIG-IP APM that is not affected by this vulnerability.
What products are affected by CVE-2020-5874?
CVE-2020-5874 affects F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager versions 14.0.0 to 14.0.1, 14.1.0 to 14.1.2.3, and 15.0.0 to 15.0.1.2.
What type of attack is CVE-2020-5874 associated with?
CVE-2020-5874 is associated with an attacker sending specifically crafted requests that disrupt service on the Traffic Management Microkernel.
What is the impact of exploiting CVE-2020-5874?
Exploitation of CVE-2020-5874 can result in a denial-of-service condition affecting the functionality of BIG-IP APM.

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