#VU49083 Resource exhaustion in BIG-IP APM


Published: 2020-12-17

Vulnerability identifier: #VU49083

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-27722

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
BIG-IP APM
Hardware solutions / Security hardware applicances

Vendor: F5 Networks

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. Under certain conditions, the VDI plugin does not observe plugin flow-control protocol causing excessive resource consumption. A remote user can send socially crafted VDI traffic to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

BIG-IP APM: 13.1.0 - 15.0.1.3


External links
http://support.f5.com/csp/article/K73657294


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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