CVE-2020-5929
lowpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.011 · 65 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
In versions 13.0.0-13.0.0 HF2, 12.1.0-12.1.2 HF1, and 11.6.1-11.6.2, BIG-IP platforms with Cavium Nitrox SSL hardware acceleration cards, a Virtual Server configured with a Client SSL profile, and using Anonymous (ADH) or Ephemeral (DHE) Diffie-Hellman key exchange and Single DH use option not enabled in the options list may be vulnerable to crafted SSL/TLS Handshakes that may result with a PMS (Pre-Master Secret) that starts in a 0 byte and may lead to a recovery of plaintext messages as BIG-IP TLS/SSL ADH/DHE sends different error messages acting as an oracle. Similar error messages when PMS starts with 0 byte coupled with very precise timing measurement observation may also expose this vulnerability.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.6–5.9
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affected products (89)
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- f5 big-ip access policy manager11.6.1 → 11.6.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2022-1723TLS: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Umgehen von SicherheitsvorkehrungenDeutsch2020-09-09csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in TLS 1.2 ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5929cnnvd
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K91158923cnnvd
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K91158923?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSSPatchcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/F5-BIG-IP-information-disclosure-via-SSL-TLS-ADH-DHE-33290cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.3101.2/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.3101/cnnvd
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K91158923enisa_euvd
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K91158923Vendor Advisorynvd
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