{"id":"CVE-2020-5942","aliases":["EUVD-2020-27096","GHSA-3qrg-2wxx-492r"],"status":"published","title":"In BIG-IP PEM versions 16.0.0-16.0.0.1, 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, 14.1.0-14.1.2.7, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, 12.1.0...","description":"In BIG-IP PEM versions 16.0.0-16.0.0.1, 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, 14.1.0-14.1.2.7, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, 12.1.0-12.1.5.2, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2, when processing Capabilities-Exchange-Answer (CEA) packets with certain attributes from the Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) server, the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) may generate a core file and restart.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.01014,"percentile":0.63675,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"published":"2020-11-05T19:15:48Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:22:29Z","products":[{"vendor":"f5","product":"big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager"},{"vendor":"f5 networks, inc.","product":"big-ip (pem)"}],"references":[{"url":"https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K82530456","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5942"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3qrg-2wxx-492r"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2020-5942","description":"In BIG-IP PEM versions 16.0.0-16.0.0.1, 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, 14.1.0-14.1.2.7, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, 12.1.0-12.1.5.2, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2, when processing Capabilities-Exchange-Answer (CEA) packets with certain attributes from the Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) server, the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) may generate a core file and restart.","status":"published","published":"2020-11-05T19:15:48Z","modified":"2024-08-04T08:47:40.719Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:47.56691Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2020-27096","description":"In BIG-IP PEM versions 16.0.0-16.0.0.1, 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, 14.1.0-14.1.2.7, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, 12.1.0-12.1.5.2, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2, when processing Capabilities-Exchange-Answer (CEA) packets with certain attributes from the Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) server, the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) may generate a core file and restart.","status":"published","published":"2020-11-05T19:15:48Z","modified":"2024-08-04T08:47:40Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T03:08:05.176275Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-3qrg-2wxx-492r","title":"In BIG-IP PEM versions 16.0.0-16.0.0.1, 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, 14.1.0-14.1.2.7, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, 12.1.0...","description":"In BIG-IP PEM versions 16.0.0-16.0.0.1, 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, 14.1.0-14.1.2.7, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, 12.1.0-12.1.5.2, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2, when processing Capabilities-Exchange-Answer (CEA) packets with certain attributes from the Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) server, the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) may generate a core file and restart.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-24T17:33:15Z","modified":"2023-01-29T05:04:39Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:45:36.557586Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2020-5942","description":"In BIG-IP PEM versions 16.0.0-16.0.0.1, 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, 14.1.0-14.1.2.7, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, 12.1.0-12.1.5.2, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2, when processing Capabilities-Exchange-Answer (CEA) packets with certain attributes from the Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) server, the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) may generate a core file and restart.","status":"published","published":"2020-11-05T20:15:17.677Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:22:29.9Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":4.3,"vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:06:21.80969Z"}]}}