F5OS update for tcpdump

1) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

EUVDB-ID: #VU48587

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8037

CWE-ID: CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The ppp decapsulator in tcpdump 4.9.3 can be convinced to allocate a large amount of memory.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

F5OS: 1.5.0 - 1.6.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:f5_networks:f5os:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:f5_networks:f5os:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:f5_networks:f5os:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000149929

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.