CVE-2020-27728
mediumpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.010 · 63 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
On BIG-IP ASM & Advanced WAF versions 16.0.0-16.0.0.1, 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, and 14.1.0-14.1.3, under certain conditions, Analytics, Visibility, and Reporting daemon (AVRD) may generate a core file and restart on the BIG-IP system when processing requests sent from mobile devices.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.3–7.5
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affected products (7)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall14.1.0 → 14.1.3.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall15.0.0 → 15.1.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall16.0.0 → 16.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip application security manager14.1.0 → 14.1.3.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip application security manager15.0.0 → 15.1.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip application security manager16.0.0 → 16.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27728cnnvd
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K45143221cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/F5-BIG-IP-ASM-denial-of-service-via-AVRD-34152cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.4497/cnnvd
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K45143221enisa_euvd
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K45143221Vendor Advisorynvd
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