SB2020020608 - Denial of service in F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM)
Published: February 6, 2020 Updated: February 6, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020020608
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5854)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) process
may produce a core file when using the connector profile and a specific
sequence of connections are received. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.