Bug ID 479524: If a "refresh" response header should not be rewritten, it can crash the rewrite plugin or be improperly rewritten

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP APM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
11.5.1 HF1, 11.5.1 HF2, 11.5.1 HF3, 11.5.1 HF4, 11.5.1 HF5, 11.6.2 HF1, 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.6.0, 11.6.1, 11.6.2, 11.6.3, 11.6.3.1, 11.6.3.2, 11.6.3.3, 11.6.3.4, 11.6.4, 11.6.5, 11.6.5.1, 11.6.5.2, 11.6.5.3, 12.1.0 HF1, 12.1.0 HF2, 12.1.1 HF1, 12.1.1 HF2, 12.1.2 HF1, 12.1.2 HF2

Fixed In:
12.0.0, 11.6.0 HF4, 11.5.1 HF6, 11.4.1 HF9

Opened: Sep 16, 2014

Severity: 2-Critical

Related Article: K16823

Symptoms

If a "Refresh" response header should not be rewritten, it can crash the rewrite plugin or be improperly rewritten.

Impact

The impact of this issue is a possible web application malfunction.

Conditions

If URL in a "Refresh" header matches the bypass list, plugin crashes; if it is related to the current path, it is rewritten as an empty string.

Workaround

This issue has no workaround at this time.

Fix Information

Portal Access no longer crashes if a URL in a Refresh header matches a Portal Access bypass list entry.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips