#VU49078 Resource exhaustion in F5 Networks products - CVE-2020-27715

Vulnerability identifier: #VU49078

Vulnerability 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-2020-27715

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
BIG-IP
Hardware solutions / Firmware
BIG-IP LTM
Hardware solutions / Security hardware applicances
BIG-IP AFM
Hardware solutions / Security hardware applicances
BIG-IP Analytics
Hardware solutions / Security hardware applicances
BIG-IP APM
Hardware solutions / Security hardware applicances
BIG-IP ASM
Hardware solutions / Security hardware applicances
BIG-IP FPS
Hardware solutions / Security hardware applicances
BIG-IP GTM
Hardware solutions / Security hardware applicances
BIG-IP PEM
Hardware solutions / Security hardware applicances
BIG-IP AAM
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc
BIG-IP DNS
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc
BIG-IP Link Controller
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

Vendor: F5 Networks

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when processing TLS requests within the configuration utility. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted TLS request to the BIG-IP management interface via port 443 can cause high (~100%) CPU utilization by the httpd daemon.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

BIG-IP: 14.1.0 - 14.1.3, 15.0.0 - 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0 - 15.1.0.5

BIG-IP LTM: 14.1.0 - 15.1.0.5

BIG-IP AAM: 14.1.0 - 15.1.0.5

BIG-IP AFM: 14.1.0 - 15.1.0.5

BIG-IP Analytics: 14.1.0 - 15.1.0.5

BIG-IP APM: 14.1.0 - 15.1.0.5

BIG-IP ASM: 14.1.0 - 15.1.0.5

BIG-IP DNS: 14.1.0 - 15.1.0.5

BIG-IP FPS: 14.1.0 - 15.1.0.5

BIG-IP GTM: 14.1.0 - 15.1.0.5

BIG-IP Link Controller: 14.1.0 - 15.1.0.5

BIG-IP PEM: 14.1.0 - 15.1.0.5

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External links
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K25691186

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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.