F5 BIG-IP APM up to 11.6.5.2/12.1.5.1 RADIUS Authentication Leak release of resource

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A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in F5 BIG-IP APM up to 11.6.5.2/12.1.5.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component RADIUS Authentication. Such manipulation leads to release of resource (Leak). This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2020-5924. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in F5 BIG-IP APM up to 11.6.5.2/12.1.5.1 (Firewall Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component RADIUS Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a release of resource vulnerability (Leak). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-772. The product does not release a resource after its effective lifetime has ended, i.e., after the resource is no longer needed. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

In BIG-IP APM versions 12.1.0-12.1.5.1 and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2, RADIUS authentication leaks memory when the username for authentication is not set.

The weakness was published 08/26/2020 (Website). The advisory is available at support.f5.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-5924 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 08/26/2020). 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.

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Type

• Firewall Software

Vendor

• F5

Name

• BIG-IP APM

Version

• 11.6.5.0
• 11.6.5.1
• 11.6.5.2
• 12.1.5.0
• 12.1.5.1

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://f5.com/

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