vulnerability
F5 Networks: CVE-2020-5933: K26244025: BIG-IP HTTP compression profile vulnerability CVE-2020-5933
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Oct 28, 2020 | Oct 28, 2020 | Aug 23, 2024 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Oct 28, 2020
Added
Oct 28, 2020
Modified
Aug 23, 2024
Description
On versions 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, 12.1.0-12.1.5.1, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.1, when a BIG-IP system that has a virtual server configured with an HTTP compression profile processes compressed HTTP message payloads that require deflation, a Slowloris-style attack can trigger an out-of-memory condition on the BIG-IP system.
Solution
f5-big-ip-upgrade-latest
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