CVE-2020-5946

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

In BIG-IP Advanced WAF and FPS versions 16.0.0-16.0.0.1, 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, and 14.1.0-14.1.2.7, under some circumstances, certain format client-side alerts sent to the BIG-IP virtual server configured with DataSafe may cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to restart, resulting in a Denial-of-Service (DoS).

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	BIG-IP (Advanced WAF, FPS)	16.0.0-16.0.0.1, 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, 14.1.0-14.1.2.7

References

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K53821711Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K53821711Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 5, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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