CVE-2021-38363

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Published Apr 20, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue was discovered in ONOS 2.5.1. In IntentManager, the install-requested intent (which causes an exception) remains in pendingMap (in memory) forever. Deletion is possible neither by a user nor by the intermittent Intent Cleanup process.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:opennetworking:onos:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-24816	An issue was discovered in ONOS 2.5.1. In IntentManager, the install-requested intent (which causes an exception) remains in pendingMap (in memory) forever. Deletion is possible neither by a user nor by the intermittent Intent Cleanup process.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.654% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://opennetworking.org/onos/
https://www.usenix.org/system/files/sec23fall-prepub-285_kim-jiwon.pdf

History

Feb 5, 2025 4:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Opennetworking Onos

Weaknesses

CWE-755

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 5, 2025, 3:17 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 20, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Feb 5, 2025, 3:17 PM
Reserved: Aug 10, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 1:37 AM

Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 1:37 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:01 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 20, 2023, 1:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:01 AM

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