Denial of service in BIG-IP APM VDI plugin
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-27722 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-400 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
BIG-IP APM Hardware solutions / Security hardware applicances |
| Vendor | F5 Networks |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion
EUVDB-ID: #VU49083
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-27722
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. Under certain conditions, the VDI plugin does not observe plugin flow-control protocol causing excessive resource consumption. A remote user can send socially crafted VDI traffic to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsBIG-IP APM: 13.1.0 - 15.0.1.3
External linkshttp://support.f5.com/csp/article/K73657294
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
