CVE-2020-5937
On BIG-IP AFM 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) may produce a core file...
On BIG-IP AFM 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) may produce a core file while processing layer 4 (L4) behavioral denial-of-service (DoS) traffic.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
On BIG-IP AFM 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) may produce a core file while processing layer 4 (L4) behavioral denial-of-service (DoS) traffic.
- Record
CVE-2020-5937- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
On BIG-IP AFM 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) may produce a core file while processing layer 4 (L4) behavioral denial-of-service (DoS) traffic.
- Record
CVE-2020-5937- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-27091 No score
On BIG-IP AFM 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) may produce a core file while processing layer 4 (L4) behavioral denial-of-service (DoS) traffic.
- Record
EUVD-2020-27091- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7hhc-8q6v-4g4j No score
On BIG-IP AFM 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) may produce a core file...
On BIG-IP AFM 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) may produce a core file while processing layer 4 (L4) behavioral denial-of-service (DoS) traffic.
- Record
GHSA-7hhc-8q6v-4g4j- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-5937 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in F5 Big-ip Afm, published October 29, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.27%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.