Input validation error in BIG-IP ASM - CVE-2020-5914
Published: August 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU46122
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-2020-5914
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the "bd" process. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
BIG-IP ASM
How to mitigate CVE-2020-5914
Install updates from vendor's website.
BIG-IP ASM - addressed in versions 11.6.5.2, 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5, 16.0.0