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F5 Networks: K82530456 (CVE-2020-5942): BIG-IP Diameter vulnerability CVE-2020-5942

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F5 Networks: K82530456 (CVE-2020-5942): BIG-IP Diameter vulnerability CVE-2020-5942

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
11/02/2020
Created
11/05/2020
Added
11/03/2020
Modified
12/08/2020

Description

In BIG-IP PEM versions 16.0.0-16.0.0.1, 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, 14.1.0-14.1.2.7, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, 12.1.0-12.1.5.2, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2, when processing Capabilities-Exchange-Answer (CEA) packets with certain attributes from the Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) server, the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) may generate a core file and restart.

Solution(s)

  • f5-big-ip-upgrade-latest

References

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