Risk | Low |
Patch available | NO |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-25704 |
CWE-ID | CWE-401 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
BIG-IQ Centralized Management Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH |
Vendor | F5 Networks |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU55258
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-25704
CWE-ID:
CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the Linux kernel performance monitoring subsystem when using PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_FILTER. A local user could use this flaw to starve the resources causing denial of service.
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versionsBIG-IQ Centralized Management: 7.0.0 - 8.1.0
External linkshttp://support.f5.com/csp/article/K44994972
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.