Resource management error in BIG-IP APM - CVE-2020-27723
Published: December 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49079
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-2020-27723
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 improper management of internal resources within the BIG-IP APM virtual server when processing PingAccess requests. A remote attacker can send specially crafted traffic to The system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
BIG-IP APM
How to mitigate CVE-2020-27723
Install updates from vendor's website.
BIG-IP APM - addressed in versions 13.1.3.5, 14.1.3.1, 15.1.0