CVE-2020-5925: High severity f5 access policy manager vulnerability

Published Aug 26, 2020
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Updated

In BIG-IP versions 15.1.0-15.1.0.4, 15.0.0-15.0.1.3, 14.1.0-14.1.2.6, 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, 12.1.0-12.1.5.1, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.1, undisclosed internally generated UDP traffic may cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to restart under some circumstances.

Affected Software

66 affected components
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager>=11.6.1<11.6.5.2
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager>=12.1.0<12.1.5.2
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager>=13.1.0<13.1.3.4
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager>=14.1.0<14.1.2.7
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager>=15.0.0<15.0.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager>=15.1.0<15.1.0.5
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=11.6.1<11.6.5.2
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=12.1.0<12.1.5.2
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=13.1.0<13.1.3.4
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=14.1.0<14.1.2.7
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=15.0.0<15.0.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=15.1.0<15.1.0.5
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=11.6.1<11.6.5.2
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=12.1.0<12.1.5.2
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=13.1.0<13.1.3.4
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=14.1.0<14.1.2.7
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=15.0.0<15.0.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=15.1.0<15.1.0.5
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager>=11.6.1<11.6.5.2
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager>=12.1.0<12.1.5.2
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager>=13.1.0<13.1.3.4
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager>=14.1.0<14.1.2.7
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager>=15.0.0<15.0.1.4
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager>=15.1.0<15.1.0.5
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager>=11.6.1<11.6.5.2
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager>=12.1.0<12.1.5.2
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager>=13.1.0<13.1.3.4
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager>=14.1.0<14.1.2.7
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager>=15.0.0<15.0.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager>=15.1.0<15.1.0.5
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System>=11.6.1<11.6.5.2
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System>=12.1.0<12.1.5.2
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System>=13.1.0<13.1.3.4
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System>=14.1.0<14.1.2.7
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System>=15.0.0<15.0.1.4
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System>=15.1.0<15.1.0.5
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service>=11.6.1<11.6.5.2
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service>=12.1.0<12.1.5.2
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service>=13.1.0<13.1.3.4
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service>=14.1.0<14.1.2.7
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service>=15.0.0<15.0.1.4
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service>=15.1.0<15.1.0.5
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager>=11.6.1<11.6.5.2
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager>=12.1.0<12.1.5.2
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager>=13.1.0<13.1.3.4
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager>=14.1.0<14.1.2.7
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager>=15.0.0<15.0.1.4
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager>=15.1.0<15.1.0.5
F5 Big-ip Link Controller>=11.6.1<11.6.5.2
F5 Big-ip Link Controller>=12.1.0<12.1.5.2
F5 Big-ip Link Controller>=13.1.0<13.1.3.4
F5 Big-ip Link Controller>=14.1.0<14.1.2.7
F5 Big-ip Link Controller>=15.0.0<15.0.1.4
F5 Big-ip Link Controller>=15.1.0<15.1.0.5
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager>=11.6.1<11.6.5.2
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager>=12.1.0<12.1.5.2
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager>=13.1.0<13.1.3.4
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager>=14.1.0<14.1.2.7
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager>=15.0.0<15.0.1.4
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager>=15.1.0<15.1.0.5
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager>=11.6.1<11.6.5.2
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager>=12.1.0<12.1.5.2
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager>=13.1.0<13.1.3.4
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager>=14.1.0<14.1.2.7
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager>=15.0.0<15.0.1.4
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager>=15.1.0<15.1.0.5

Event History

Aug 26, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:32 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:32 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2020-5925?

The severity of CVE-2020-5925 is high with a CVSS score of 7.5.

2

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2020-5925?

BIG-IP versions 11.6.1 to 15.1.0.4 are affected by CVE-2020-5925.

3

How does CVE-2020-5925 impact the F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager?

CVE-2020-5925 may cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to restart due to undisclosed internally generated UDP traffic.

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