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CVE-2020-5946 Details

Description

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).

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K53821711	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K53821711	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo	Insufficient Information to Classify Weakness	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall	>= 14.1.0, < 14.1.2.8 > 15.1.0, < 15.1.1 >= 16.0.0, < 16.0.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
f5 big-ip fraud protection service	>= 14.1.0, < 14.1.2.8 >= 15.1.0, < 15.1.1 >= 16.0.0, < 16.0.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 16, 2020	Initial Analysis	[email protected]