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CVE-2020-5871 (GCVE-0-2020-5871)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-04-30 19:49 – Updated: 2024-08-04 08:47
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Summary
On BIG-IP 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, undisclosed requests can lead to a denial of service (DoS) when sent to BIG-IP HTTP/2 virtual servers. The problem can occur when ciphers, which have been blacklisted by the HTTP/2 RFC, are used on backend servers. This is a data-plane issue. There is no control-plane exposure.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • DoS
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a BIG-IP Affected: 14.1.0-14.1.2.3
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