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Similar error messages when PMS starts with 0 byte coupled with very precise timing measurement observation may also expose this vulnerability.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":5.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.01088,"percentile":0.6555,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-203"],"published":"2020-09-25T13:22:47Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:22:28Z","products":[{"vendor":"f5","product":"big-ip"},{"vendor":"f5","product":"big-ip_access_policy_manager"},{"vendor":"f5","product":"big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager"},{"vendor":"f5","product":"big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall"},{"vendor":"f5","product":"big-ip_analytics"},{"vendor":"f5","product":"big-ip_application_acceleration_manager"},{"vendor":"f5","product":"big-ip_application_security_manager"},{"vendor":"f5","product":"big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender"},{"vendor":"f5","product":"big-ip_domain_name_system"},{"vendor":"f5","product":"big-ip_fraud_protection_service"},{"vendor":"f5","product":"big-ip_global_traffic_manager"},{"vendor":"f5","product":"big-ip_link_controller"},{"vendor":"f5","product":"big-ip_local_traffic_manager"},{"vendor":"f5","product":"big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager"},{"vendor":"f5","product":"ssl_orchestrator"}],"references":[{"url":"https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K91158923","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5929"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rx66-wgx3-2ccf"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2020-5929","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2020-09-25T13:22:47Z","modified":"2024-08-04T08:47:40.873Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:47.22408Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2020-27083","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2020-09-25T13:22:47Z","modified":"2024-08-04T08:47:40Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T03:08:05.176275Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-rx66-wgx3-2ccf","title":"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...","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-24T17:29:40Z","modified":"2023-01-29T05:04:00Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:45:27.054092Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2020-5929","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2020-09-25T14:15:13.97Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:22:28.51Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":2.6,"vector":"AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N","level":"low","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-203"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:06:17.70091Z"}]}}