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CVE-2020-5852


Undisclosed traffic patterns received may cause a disruption of service to the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM). This vulnerability affects TMM through a virtual server configured with a FastL4 profile. Traffic processing is disrupted while TMM restarts. This issue only impacts specific engineering hotfixes. NOTE: This vulnerability does not affect any of the BIG-IP major, minor or maintenance releases you obtained from downloads.f5.com. The affected Engineering Hotfix builds are as follows: Hotfix-BIGIP-14.1.2.1.0.83.4-ENG Hotfix-BIGIP-12.1.4.1.0.97.6-ENG Hotfix-BIGIP-11.5.4.2.74.291-HF2


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 13 products from f5, from f5, from f5 and 10 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2020-01-14T17:15:13.520

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:34:41.950

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.5.4.2.74.291 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 12.1.4.1.0.97.6 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 14.1.2.1.0.83.4 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.5.4.2.74.291 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 12.1.4.1.0.97.6 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 14.1.2.1.0.83.4 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.5.4.2.74.291 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 12.1.4.1.0.97.6 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 14.1.2.1.0.83.4 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_analytics 11.5.4.2.74.291 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_analytics 12.1.4.1.0.97.6 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_analytics 14.1.2.1.0.83.4 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.5.4.2.74.291 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 12.1.4.1.0.97.6 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 14.1.2.1.0.83.4 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.5.4.2.74.291 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 12.1.4.1.0.97.6 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 14.1.2.1.0.83.4 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_edge_gateway 11.5.4.2.74.291 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_edge_gateway 12.1.4.1.0.97.6 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_edge_gateway 14.1.2.1.0.83.4 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_fraud_protection_service 11.5.4.2.74.291 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_fraud_protection_service 12.1.4.1.0.97.6 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_fraud_protection_service 14.1.2.1.0.83.4 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 11.5.4.2.74.291 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 12.1.4.1.0.97.6 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 14.1.2.1.0.83.4 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_link_controller 11.5.4.2.74.291 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_link_controller 12.1.4.1.0.97.6 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_link_controller 14.1.2.1.0.83.4 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager 11.5.4.2.74.291 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager 12.1.4.1.0.97.6 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager 14.1.2.1.0.83.4 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_webaccelerator 11.5.4.2.74.291 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_webaccelerator 12.1.4.1.0.97.6 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_webaccelerator 14.1.2.1.0.83.4 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_domain_name_system 11.5.4.2.74.291 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_domain_name_system 12.1.4.1.0.97.6 Yes
Application f5 big-ip_domain_name_system 14.1.2.1.0.83.4 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For f5's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.