CVE-2020-27722 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In BIG-IP APM versions 15.0.0-15.0.1.3, 14.1.0-14.1.3, and 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, under certain conditions, the VDI plugin does not observe plugin flow-control protocol causing excessive resource consumption.

Published: 2020-12-24

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

BIG-IP APM

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`15.0.0-15.0.1.3, 14.1.0-14.1.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-20226	In BIG-IP APM versions 15.0.0-15.0.1.3, 14.1.0-14.1.3, and 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, under certain conditions, the VDI plugin does not observe plugin flow-control protocol causing excessive resource consumption.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00872.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K73657294

History

No history.

Subscriptions

F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: f5

Published: 2020-12-24T15:13:24.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T16:18:45.602Z

Reserved: 2020-10-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-27722

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-12-24T16:15:15.147

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:09:31.500

Link: CVE-2020-27722

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

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