Memory leak in BIG-IP APM - CVE-2020-5924
Published: August 26, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU46070
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5924
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak during RADIUS authentication, when username is not set. A remote attacker can send specially crafted request to the device and consume excessive memory resources.
Affected software
BIG-IP APM
How to mitigate CVE-2020-5924
Install updates from vendor's website.
BIG-IP APM - update to 12.1.5.2