CVE-2020-5941 (GCVE-0-2020-5941)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-11-05 19:18 – Updated: 2024-08-04 08:47
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Summary
On BIG-IP versions 16.0.0-16.0.0.1 and 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, using the RESOLV::lookup command within an iRule may cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to generate a core file and restart. This issue occurs when data exceeding the maximum limit of a hostname passes to the RESOLV::lookup command.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • DoS
Assigner
f5 CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 84/100 over 87 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a BIG-IP Affected: 16.0.0-16.0.0.1, 15.1.0-15.1.0.5
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