#VU48145 Input validation error in BIG-IP Advanced WAF and BIG-IP FPS - CVE-2020-5946

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#VU48145 Input validation error in BIG-IP Advanced WAF and BIG-IP FPS - CVE-2020-5946

Published: November 4, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU48145
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5946
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
BIG-IP Advanced WAF
BIG-IP FPS
Software vendor:
F5 Networks

Description

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 Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM). A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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