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F5 Networks: K43404629 (CVE-2020-5917): F5 SSH server key size vulnerability CVE-2020-5917

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F5 Networks: K43404629 (CVE-2020-5917): F5 SSH server key size vulnerability CVE-2020-5917

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
08/25/2020
Created
08/28/2020
Added
08/26/2020
Modified
12/08/2020

Description

In BIG-IP versions 15.1.0-15.1.0.4, 15.0.0-15.0.1.3, 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, 12.1.0-12.1.5.1, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2 and BIG-IQ versions 5.2.0-7.0.0, the host OpenSSH servers utilize keys of less than 2048 bits which are no longer considered secure.

Solution(s)

  • f5-big-ip-upgrade-latest

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