Name: CVE-2020-5926: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2020-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2020-5926, CWE-404, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.01044

In BIG-IP versions 15.1.0-15.1.0.4, 15.0.0-15.0.1.3, and 14.1.0-14.1.2.6, a BIG-IP virtual server with a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) ALG profile, parsing SIP messages that contain a multi-part MIME payload with certain boundary strings can cause TMM to free memory to the wrong cache.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
F5 Big Ip	—	Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version	Jun 17, 2026	Aug 26, 2020

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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