CVE-2020-27725
In version 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, 14.1.0-14.1.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, 12.1.0-12.1.5.2, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2...
In version 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, 14.1.0-14.1.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, 12.1.0-12.1.5.2, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2 of BIG-IP DNS, GTM, and Link Controller, zxfrd leaks memory when listing DNS zones. Zones can be listed via TMSH, iControl or SNMP; only users with access to those services can trigger this vulnerability.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In version 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, 14.1.0-14.1.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, 12.1.0-12.1.5.2, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2 of BIG-IP DNS, GTM, and Link Controller, zxfrd leaks memory when listing DNS zones. Zones can be listed via TMSH, iControl or SNMP; only users with access to those services can trigger this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2020-27725- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-401
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In version 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, 14.1.0-14.1.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, 12.1.0-12.1.5.2, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2 of BIG-IP DNS, GTM, and Link Controller, zxfrd leaks memory when listing DNS zones. Zones can be listed via TMSH, iControl or SNMP; only users with access to those services can trigger this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2020-27725- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-20229 No score
In version 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, 14.1.0-14.1.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, 12.1.0-12.1.5.2, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2 of BIG-IP DNS, GTM, and Link Controller, zxfrd leaks memory when listing DNS zones. Zones can be listed via TMSH, iControl or SNMP; only users with access to those services can trigger this vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2020-20229- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3f89-7rr5-pcr2 No score
In version 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, 14.1.0-14.1.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, 12.1.0-12.1.5.2, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2...
In version 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, 14.1.0-14.1.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, 12.1.0-12.1.5.2, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2 of BIG-IP DNS, GTM, and Link Controller, zxfrd leaks memory when listing DNS zones. Zones can be listed via TMSH, iControl or SNMP; only users with access to those services can trigger this vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-3f89-7rr5-pcr2- Weakness
- CWE-772
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-27725 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in F5 Big-ip Domain Name System, published December 24, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.80%, the 56th percentile. No source names a fixed version.