CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-23009

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Published: May 10, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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On BIG-IP version 16.0.x before 16.0.1.1 and 15.1.x before 15.1.3, malformed HTTP/2 requests may cause an infinite loop which causes a Denial of Service for Data Plane traffic. TMM takes the configured HA action when the TMM process is aborted. There is no control plane exposure, this is a data plane issue only. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Weakness

The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Big-ip_access_policy_managerF515.1.0 (including)15.1.3 (excluding)
Big-ip_access_policy_managerF516.0.0 (including)16.0.1.1 (excluding)
Big-ip_advanced_firewall_managerF515.1.0 (including)15.1.3 (excluding)
Big-ip_advanced_firewall_managerF516.0.0 (including)16.0.1.1 (excluding)
Big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewallF515.1.0 (including)15.1.3 (excluding)
Big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewallF516.0.0 (including)16.0.1.1 (excluding)
Big-ip_analyticsF515.1.0 (including)15.1.3 (excluding)
Big-ip_analyticsF516.0.0 (including)16.0.1.1 (excluding)
Big-ip_application_acceleration_managerF515.1.0 (including)15.1.3 (excluding)
Big-ip_application_acceleration_managerF516.0.0 (including)16.0.1.1 (excluding)
Big-ip_application_security_managerF515.1.0 (including)15.1.3 (excluding)
Big-ip_application_security_managerF516.0.0 (including)16.0.1.1 (excluding)
Big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defenderF515.1.0 (including)15.1.3 (excluding)
Big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defenderF516.0.0 (including)16.0.1.1 (excluding)
Big-ip_domain_name_systemF515.1.0 (including)15.1.3 (excluding)
Big-ip_domain_name_systemF516.0.0 (including)16.0.1.1 (excluding)
Big-ip_fraud_protection_serviceF515.1.0 (including)15.1.3 (excluding)
Big-ip_fraud_protection_serviceF516.0.0 (including)16.0.1.1 (excluding)
Big-ip_global_traffic_managerF515.1.0 (including)15.1.3 (excluding)
Big-ip_global_traffic_managerF516.0.0 (including)16.0.1.1 (excluding)
Big-ip_link_controllerF515.1.0 (including)15.1.3 (excluding)
Big-ip_link_controllerF516.0.0 (including)16.0.1.1 (excluding)
Big-ip_local_traffic_managerF515.1.0 (including)15.1.3 (excluding)
Big-ip_local_traffic_managerF516.0.0 (including)16.0.1.1 (excluding)
Big-ip_policy_enforcement_managerF515.1.0 (including)15.1.3 (excluding)
Big-ip_policy_enforcement_managerF516.0.0 (including)16.0.1.1 (excluding)
Big-ip_ssl_orchestratorF515.1.0 (including)15.1.3 (excluding)
Big-ip_ssl_orchestratorF516.0.0 (including)16.0.1.1 (excluding)

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