Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-5946
In BIG-IP Advanced WAF and FPS versions 16.0.0-16.0.0.1, 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, and 14.1.0-14.1.2.7, under some circumstances, certain format client-side alerts sent to the BIG-IP virtual server configured with DataSafe may cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to restart, resulting in a Denial-of-Service (DoS).
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-5946
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.10%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 41 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-5946
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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5.0
|
MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
|
2.9
|
NIST |
7.5
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
|
3.6
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2020-5946
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https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K53821711
Vendor Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2020-5946
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- F5 » Big-ip Advanced Web Application FirewallVersions from including (>=) 14.1.0 and before (<) 14.1.2.8cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- F5 » Big-ip Advanced Web Application FirewallVersions from including (>=) 16.0.0 and before (<) 16.0.1cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*