CVE-2021-22956 (GCVE-0-2021-22956)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-07 13:12 – Updated: 2024-08-03 18:58
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
An uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability exists in Citrix ADC <13.0-83.27, <12.1-63.22 and 11.1-65.23 that could allow an attacker with access to NSIP or SNIP with management interface access to cause a temporary disruption of the Management GUI, Nitro API, and RPC communication.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CWE
- CWE-400 - Denial of Service (CWE-400)
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX330728 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Citrix ADC, Citrix Gateway, Citrix SDWAN |
Affected:
Citrix ADC 11.1,12.1,13.0,13.1
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