CVE-2020-5888: High severity riverbed steelapp traffic manager vulnerability

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2020-5888?

CVE-2020-5888 has been assigned a medium severity rating due to the potential for adjacent network attackers to exploit local daemons.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2020-5888?

To mitigate CVE-2020-5888, users should upgrade their F5 BIG-IP software to the latest patched version outside the affected ranges.

Q: Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5888?

CVE-2020-5888 affects F5 BIG-IP versions 15.1.0-15.1.0.1, 15.0.0-15.0.1.2, and 14.1.0-14.1.2.3.

Q: Who is at risk from CVE-2020-5888?

Organizations using the specified versions of F5 BIG-IP products in their network environments are at risk from CVE-2020-5888.

Q: Is there any workaround for CVE-2020-5888?

There are no official workarounds for CVE-2020-5888, so the recommended approach is to apply the necessary software updates.

Published Apr 30, 2020

Updated

On versions 15.1.0-15.1.0.1, 15.0.0-15.0.1.2, and 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, BIG-IP Virtual Edition (VE) may expose a mechanism for adjacent network (layer 2) attackers to access local daemons and bypass port lockdown settings.

Affected Software

33 affected components

F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager>=14.1.0<14.1.2.4

F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager>=15.0.0<15.0.1.3

F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager>=15.1.0<15.1.0.2

F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager>=14.1.0<14.1.2.4

F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager>=15.0.0<15.0.1.3

F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager>=15.1.0<15.1.0.2

F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=14.1.0<14.1.2.4

F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=15.0.0<15.0.1.3

F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=15.1.0<15.1.0.2

F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=14.0.0<14.1.2.4

F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=15.0.0<15.0.1.3

F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=15.1.0<15.1.0.2

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager>=14.0.0<14.1.2.4

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager>=15.0.0<15.0.1.3

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager>=15.1.0<15.1.0.2

F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager>=14.0.0<14.1.2.4

F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager>=15.0.0<15.0.1.3

F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager>=15.1.0<15.1.0.2

F5 Big-ip Domain Name System>=14.0.0<14.1.2.4

F5 Big-ip Domain Name System>=15.0.0<15.0.1.3

F5 Big-ip Domain Name System>=15.1.0<15.1.0.2

F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service>=14.0.0<14.1.2.4

F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service>=15.0.0<15.0.1.3

F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service>=15.1.0<15.1.0.2

F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager>=14.0.0<14.1.2.4

F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager>=15.0.0<15.0.1.3

F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager>=15.1.0<15.1.0.2

F5 Big-ip Link Controller>=14.0.0<14.1.2.4

F5 Big-ip Link Controller>=15.0.0<15.0.1.3

F5 Big-ip Link Controller>=15.1.0<15.1.0.2

F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager>=14.0.0<14.1.2.4

F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager>=15.0.0<15.0.1.3

F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager>=15.1.0<15.1.0.2

Event History

Apr 30, 2020

CVE Published

via MITRE·09:04 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·09:04 PM

DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-5888?

CVE-2020-5888 has been assigned a medium severity rating due to the potential for adjacent network attackers to exploit local daemons.

How do I fix CVE-2020-5888?

To mitigate CVE-2020-5888, users should upgrade their F5 BIG-IP software to the latest patched version outside the affected ranges.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5888?