CVE-2020-5924 Memory corruption in BIG-IP APM
Attackers can cause a memory leak and potential denial of service in BIG-IP APM by sending RADIUS authentication requests without a username.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-5924?
CVE-2020-5924 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 26 Aug 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In BIG-IP APM versions 12.1.0-12.1.5.1 and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2, RADIUS authentication leaks memory when the username for authentication is not set.
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5924?
It affects 1 product.
Products include F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5924?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5924 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2020-5924 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5924 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager
- CVE-2023-46747 F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2022-1388 F5 BIG-IP Missing Authentication
- CVE-2021-22986 F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management iControl REST Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-22991 F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management Microkernel Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2020-5902 F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rmp9-hj82-j8q4.