High severity · published Apr 30, 2020
CVE-2020-5872
On BIG-IP 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, 14.0.0-14.0.1, 13.1.0-13.1.3.1, and 12.1.0-12.1.4.1, when processing TLS traffic with hardware cryptographic acceleration enabled on platforms with…
7.5
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
On BIG-IP 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, 14.0.0-14.0.1, 13.1.0-13.1.3.1, and 12.1.0-12.1.4.1, when processing TLS traffic with hardware cryptographic acceleration enabled on platforms with Intel QAT hardware, the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) may stop responding and cause a failover event.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 70% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BA
Big-ip Access Policy Manager · F5
12.1.0 through 12.1.4.1; 13.1.0 through 13.1.3.1; 14.0.0 through 14.0.1; 14.1.0 through 14.1.2.3 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager · F5
12.1.0 through 12.1.4.1; 13.1.0 through 13.1.3.1; 14.0.0 through 14.0.1; 14.1.0 through 14.1.2.3 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Analytics · F5
12.1.0 through 12.1.4.1; 13.1.0 through 13.1.3.1; 14.0.0 through 14.0.1; 14.1.0 through 14.1.2.3 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager · F5
12.1.0 through 12.1.4.1; 13.1.0 through 13.1.3.1; 14.0.0 through 14.0.1; 14.1.0 through 14.1.2.3 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Security Manager · F5
12.1.0 through 12.1.4.1; 13.1.0 through 13.1.3.1; 14.0.0 through 14.0.1; 14.1.0 through 14.1.2.3 · source: NVD
BD
Big-ip Domain Name System · F5
12.1.0 through 12.1.4.1; 13.1.0 through 13.1.3.1; 14.0.0 through 14.0.1; 14.1.0 through 14.1.2.3 · source: NVD
BF
Big-ip Fraud Protection Service · F5
12.1.0 through 12.1.4.1; 13.1.0 through 13.1.3.1; 14.0.0 through 14.0.1; 14.1.0 through 14.1.2.3 · source: NVD
BG
Big-ip Global Traffic Manager · F5
12.1.0 through 12.1.4.1; 13.1.0 through 13.1.3.1; 14.0.0 through 14.0.1; 14.1.0 through 14.1.2.3 · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Link Controller · F5
12.1.0 through 12.1.4.1; 13.1.0 through 13.1.3.1; 14.0.0 through 14.0.1; 14.1.0 through 14.1.2.3 · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Local Traffic Manager · F5
12.1.0 through 12.1.4.1; 13.1.0 through 13.1.3.1; 14.0.0 through 14.0.1; 14.1.0 through 14.1.2.3 · source: NVD
BP
Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager · F5
12.1.0 through 12.1.4.1; 13.1.0 through 13.1.3.1; 14.0.0 through 14.0.1; 14.1.0 through 14.1.2.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5872
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5872
Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K63558580
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