F5 BIG-IP up to 14.1.2.3/15.0.1.1/15.1.0.1 Traffic Management Microkernel denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in F5 BIG-IP up to 14.1.2.3/15.0.1.1/15.1.0.1. This impacts an unknown function of the component Traffic Management Microkernel. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2020-5878. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in F5 BIG-IP up to 14.1.2.3/15.0.1.1/15.1.0.1 (Firewall Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Traffic Management Microkernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

On versions 15.1.0-15.1.0.1, 15.0.0-15.0.1.1, and 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) may restart on BIG-IP Virtual Edition (VE) while processing unusual IP traffic.

The weakness was presented 04/30/2020. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-5878 since 01/06/2020. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/01/2020). This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

See VDB-154662, VDB-154660, VDB-154657 and VDB-154656 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/06/2020 🔍
04/30/2020 +115 days 🔍
05/01/2020 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-5878 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-5878
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-154658
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/01/2020 09:08
Updated: 05/01/2020 09:13
Changes: 05/01/2020 09:08 (36), 05/01/2020 09:13 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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