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CVE-2020-5874 (GCVE-0-2020-5874)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-04-30 20:17 – Updated: 2024-08-04 08:47
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Summary
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).
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
URL Tags
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K46901953 x_refsource_CONFIRM
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a BIG-IP APM Affected: 15.0.0-15.0.1.2, 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, 14.0.0-14.0.1
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