diff --git a/infer/src/bufferoverrun/absLoc.ml b/infer/src/bufferoverrun/absLoc.ml
index e3035af16..99b641e61 100644
--- a/infer/src/bufferoverrun/absLoc.ml
+++ b/infer/src/bufferoverrun/absLoc.ml
@@ -127,8 +127,64 @@ module Allocsite = struct
 end
 
 module Loc = struct
-  type t = Var of Var.t | Allocsite of Allocsite.t | Field of t * Typ.Fieldname.t
-  [@@deriving compare]
+  include (* Enforce invariants on Field and StarField, see Symb.mli *) (
+    struct
+        type t =
+          | Var of Var.t
+          | Allocsite of Allocsite.t
+          | Field of t * Typ.Fieldname.t
+          | StarField of {prefix: t; last_field: Typ.Fieldname.t}
+        [@@deriving compare]
+
+        let of_var v = Var v
+
+        let of_allocsite a = Allocsite a
+
+        let append_field l0 ~fn =
+          let rec aux = function
+            | Var _ | Allocsite _ ->
+                Field (l0, fn)
+            | StarField {last_field} as l when Typ.Fieldname.equal fn last_field ->
+                l
+            | StarField {prefix} ->
+                StarField {prefix; last_field= fn}
+            | Field (_, fn') when Typ.Fieldname.equal fn fn' ->
+                StarField {prefix= l0; last_field= fn}
+            | Field (l, _) ->
+                aux l
+          in
+          aux l0
+
+
+        let append_star_field l0 ~fn =
+          let rec aux = function
+            | Var _ | Allocsite _ ->
+                StarField {prefix= l0; last_field= fn}
+            | StarField {last_field} as l when Typ.Fieldname.equal fn last_field ->
+                l
+            | StarField {prefix} ->
+                StarField {prefix; last_field= fn}
+            | Field (l, _) ->
+                aux l
+          in
+          aux l0
+      end :
+      sig
+        type t = private
+          | Var of Var.t
+          | Allocsite of Allocsite.t
+          | Field of t * Typ.Fieldname.t
+          | StarField of {prefix: t; last_field: Typ.Fieldname.t}
+        [@@deriving compare]
+
+        val of_var : Var.t -> t
+
+        val of_allocsite : Allocsite.t -> t
+
+        val append_field : t -> fn:Typ.Fieldname.t -> t
+
+        val append_star_field : t -> fn:Typ.Fieldname.t -> t
+      end )
 
   let equal = [%compare.equal: t]
 
@@ -136,14 +192,14 @@ module Loc = struct
     match (l1, l2) with Allocsite as1, Allocsite as2 -> Allocsite.eq as1 as2 | _ -> Boolean.Top
 
 
-  let unknown = Allocsite Allocsite.unknown
+  let unknown = of_allocsite Allocsite.unknown
 
   let rec is_unknown = function
     | Var _ ->
         false
     | Allocsite a ->
         Allocsite.is_unknown a
-    | Field (x, _) ->
+    | Field (x, _) | StarField {prefix= x} ->
         is_unknown x
 
 
@@ -172,7 +228,12 @@ module Loc = struct
     | Field (l, f) ->
         BufferOverrunField.pp ~pp_lhs:(pp_paren ~paren:true) ~pp_lhs_alone:(pp_paren ~paren)
           ~sep:"." fmt l f
+    | StarField {prefix; last_field} ->
+        BufferOverrunField.pp ~pp_lhs:(pp_star ~paren:true) ~pp_lhs_alone:(pp_star ~paren) ~sep:"."
+          fmt prefix last_field
+
 
+  and pp_star ~paren fmt l = pp_paren ~paren fmt l ; F.pp_print_string fmt ".*"
 
   let pp = pp_paren ~paren:false
 
@@ -192,31 +253,27 @@ module Loc = struct
         true
     | Allocsite a ->
         Allocsite.is_pretty a
-    | Field (loc, _) ->
+    | Field (loc, _) | StarField {prefix= loc} ->
         is_pretty loc
 
 
-  let of_var v = Var v
-
-  let of_allocsite a = Allocsite a
+  let of_c_strlen loc = append_field loc ~fn:(BufferOverrunField.c_strlen ())
 
-  let of_c_strlen loc = Field (loc, BufferOverrunField.c_strlen ())
+  let of_pvar pvar = of_var (Var.of_pvar pvar)
 
-  let of_pvar pvar = Var (Var.of_pvar pvar)
-
-  let of_id id = Var (Var.of_id id)
+  let of_id id = of_var (Var.of_id id)
 
   let rec of_path path =
     match path with
     | Symb.SymbolPath.Pvar pvar ->
         of_pvar pvar
     | Symb.SymbolPath.Deref _ | Symb.SymbolPath.Callsite _ ->
-        Allocsite (Allocsite.make_symbol path)
+        of_allocsite (Allocsite.make_symbol path)
     | Symb.SymbolPath.Field (fn, path) ->
-        Field (of_path path, fn)
-
+        append_field (of_path path) ~fn
+    | Symb.SymbolPath.StarField {last_field= fn; prefix} ->
+        append_star_field (of_path prefix) ~fn
 
-  let append_field l ~fn = Field (l, fn)
 
   let is_return = function
     | Var (Var.ProgramVar x) ->
@@ -225,7 +282,9 @@ module Loc = struct
         false
 
 
-  let is_field_of ~loc ~field_loc = match field_loc with Field (l, _) -> equal loc l | _ -> false
+  let is_field_of ~loc ~field_loc =
+    match field_loc with Field (l, _) | StarField {prefix= l} -> equal loc l | _ -> false
+
 
   let is_literal_string = function Allocsite a -> Allocsite.is_literal_string a | _ -> None
 
@@ -241,7 +300,7 @@ module Loc = struct
         Pvar.is_global pvar
     | Var (Var.LogicalVar _) | Allocsite _ ->
         false
-    | Field (loc, _) ->
+    | Field (loc, _) | StarField {prefix= loc} ->
         is_global loc
 
 
@@ -254,6 +313,8 @@ module Loc = struct
         Allocsite.get_path allocsite
     | Field (l, fn) ->
         Option.map (get_path l) ~f:(fun p -> Symb.SymbolPath.field p fn)
+    | StarField {prefix; last_field} ->
+        get_path prefix |> Option.map ~f:(fun p -> Symb.SymbolPath.star_field p last_field)
 
 
   let rec get_param_path = function
@@ -263,6 +324,8 @@ module Loc = struct
         Allocsite.get_param_path allocsite
     | Field (l, fn) ->
         Option.map (get_param_path l) ~f:(fun p -> Symb.SymbolPath.field p fn)
+    | StarField {prefix; last_field} ->
+        get_param_path prefix |> Option.map ~f:(fun p -> Symb.SymbolPath.star_field p last_field)
 
 
   let rec represents_multiple_values = function
@@ -272,6 +335,8 @@ module Loc = struct
         Allocsite.represents_multiple_values allocsite
     | Field (l, _) ->
         represents_multiple_values l
+    | StarField _ ->
+        true
 
 
   let rec exists_pvar ~f = function
@@ -281,7 +346,7 @@ module Loc = struct
         f pvar
     | Allocsite allocsite ->
         Allocsite.exists_pvar ~f allocsite
-    | Field (l, _) ->
+    | Field (l, _) | StarField {prefix= l} ->
         exists_pvar ~f l
 
 
@@ -303,6 +368,11 @@ module PowLoc = struct
     else fold (fun l -> add (Loc.append_field l ~fn)) ploc empty
 
 
+  let append_star_field ploc ~fn =
+    if is_bot ploc then singleton Loc.unknown
+    else fold (fun l -> add (Loc.append_star_field l ~fn)) ploc empty
+
+
   let lift_cmp cmp_loc ploc1 ploc2 =
     match (is_singleton_or_more ploc1, is_singleton_or_more ploc2) with
     | IContainer.Singleton loc1, IContainer.Singleton loc2 ->
diff --git a/infer/src/bufferoverrun/bufferOverrunOndemandEnv.ml b/infer/src/bufferoverrun/bufferOverrunOndemandEnv.ml
index 0aa504e5b..b8e85a22b 100644
--- a/infer/src/bufferoverrun/bufferOverrunOndemandEnv.ml
+++ b/infer/src/bufferoverrun/bufferOverrunOndemandEnv.ml
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ let mk pdesc =
             Option.map (typ_of_param_path x) ~f:(Typ.Struct.fld_typ ~lookup ~default:Typ.void fn)
         | some_typ ->
             some_typ )
+      | SPath.StarField {last_field} ->
+          BufferOverrunField.get_type last_field
       | SPath.Callsite {ret_typ} ->
           Some ret_typ
     in
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ let mk pdesc =
     let rec may_last_field = function
       | SPath.Pvar _ | SPath.Deref _ | SPath.Callsite _ ->
           true
-      | SPath.Field (fn, x) ->
+      | SPath.Field (fn, x) | SPath.StarField {last_field= fn; prefix= x} ->
           may_last_field x
           && Option.value_map ~default:true (typ_of_param_path x) ~f:(fun parent_typ ->
                  match parent_typ.Typ.desc with
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ let canonical_path typ_of_param_path path =
   let module KnownFields = Caml.Map.Make (K) in
   let rec helper path =
     match path with
-    | SPath.Pvar _ | SPath.Callsite _ ->
+    | SPath.Pvar _ | SPath.Callsite _ | SPath.StarField _ ->
         (None, KnownFields.empty)
     | SPath.Deref (deref_kind, ptr) ->
         let ptr_opt, known_fields = helper ptr in
diff --git a/infer/src/bufferoverrun/bufferOverrunSemantics.ml b/infer/src/bufferoverrun/bufferOverrunSemantics.ml
index 6824f0cfe..317b485de 100644
--- a/infer/src/bufferoverrun/bufferOverrunSemantics.ml
+++ b/infer/src/bufferoverrun/bufferOverrunSemantics.ml
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ let rec eval_sympath_partial ~mode params p mem =
         Mem.find (Loc.of_allocsite (Allocsite.make_symbol p)) mem
     | EvalPOCond | EvalPOReachability ->
         Val.Itv.top )
-  | Symb.SymbolPath.Deref _ | Symb.SymbolPath.Field _ ->
+  | Symb.SymbolPath.Deref _ | Symb.SymbolPath.Field _ | Symb.SymbolPath.StarField _ ->
       let locs = eval_locpath ~mode params p mem in
       Mem.find_set locs mem
 
@@ -417,6 +417,9 @@ and eval_locpath ~mode params p mem =
     | Symb.SymbolPath.Field (fn, p) ->
         let locs = eval_locpath ~mode params p mem in
         PowLoc.append_field ~fn locs
+    | Symb.SymbolPath.StarField {last_field= fn; prefix} ->
+        let locs = eval_locpath ~mode params prefix mem in
+        PowLoc.append_star_field ~fn locs
   in
   if PowLoc.is_empty res then (
     match mode with
diff --git a/infer/src/bufferoverrun/symb.ml b/infer/src/bufferoverrun/symb.ml
index d815e100c..af2017378 100644
--- a/infer/src/bufferoverrun/symb.ml
+++ b/infer/src/bufferoverrun/symb.ml
@@ -26,12 +26,70 @@ module SymbolPath = struct
 
   let compare_deref_kind _ _ = 0
 
-  type partial =
-    | Pvar of Pvar.t
-    | Deref of deref_kind * partial
-    | Field of Typ.Fieldname.t * partial
-    | Callsite of {ret_typ: Typ.t; cs: CallSite.t}
-  [@@deriving compare]
+  include (* Enforce invariants on Field and StarField *) (
+    struct
+        type partial =
+          | Pvar of Pvar.t
+          | Deref of deref_kind * partial
+          | Field of Typ.Fieldname.t * partial
+          | Callsite of {ret_typ: Typ.t; cs: CallSite.t}
+          | StarField of {last_field: Typ.Fieldname.t; prefix: partial}
+        [@@deriving compare]
+
+        let of_pvar pvar = Pvar pvar
+
+        let of_callsite ~ret_typ cs = Callsite {ret_typ; cs}
+
+        let deref ~deref_kind p = Deref (deref_kind, p)
+
+        let star_field p0 fn =
+          let rec aux = function
+            | Pvar _ | Callsite _ ->
+                StarField {last_field= fn; prefix= p0}
+            | Deref (_, p) | Field (_, p) ->
+                aux p
+            | StarField {last_field} as p when Typ.Fieldname.equal fn last_field ->
+                p
+            | StarField {prefix} ->
+                StarField {last_field= fn; prefix}
+          in
+          aux p0
+
+
+        let field p0 fn =
+          let rec aux = function
+            | Pvar _ | Callsite _ ->
+                Field (fn, p0)
+            | Field (fn', _) when Typ.Fieldname.equal fn fn' ->
+                StarField {last_field= fn; prefix= p0}
+            | Field (_, p) | Deref (_, p) ->
+                aux p
+            | StarField {last_field} as p when Typ.Fieldname.equal fn last_field ->
+                p
+            | StarField {prefix} ->
+                StarField {last_field= fn; prefix}
+          in
+          aux p0
+      end :
+      sig
+        type partial = private
+          | Pvar of Pvar.t
+          | Deref of deref_kind * partial
+          | Field of Typ.Fieldname.t * partial
+          | Callsite of {ret_typ: Typ.t; cs: CallSite.t}
+          | StarField of {last_field: Typ.Fieldname.t; prefix: partial}
+        [@@deriving compare]
+
+        val of_pvar : Pvar.t -> partial
+
+        val of_callsite : ret_typ:Typ.t -> CallSite.t -> partial
+
+        val deref : deref_kind:deref_kind -> partial -> partial
+
+        val field : partial -> Typ.Fieldname.t -> partial
+
+        val star_field : partial -> Typ.Fieldname.t -> partial
+      end )
 
   type t = Normal of partial | Offset of partial | Length of partial | Modeled of partial
   [@@deriving compare]
@@ -40,14 +98,6 @@ module SymbolPath = struct
 
   let equal_partial = [%compare.equal: partial]
 
-  let of_pvar pvar = Pvar pvar
-
-  let of_callsite ~ret_typ cs = Callsite {ret_typ; cs}
-
-  let field p fn = Field (fn, p)
-
-  let deref ~deref_kind p = Deref (deref_kind, p)
-
   let normal p = Normal p
 
   let offset p = Offset p
@@ -61,7 +111,7 @@ module SymbolPath = struct
   let rec get_pvar = function
     | Pvar pvar ->
         Some pvar
-    | Deref (_, partial) | Field (_, partial) ->
+    | Deref (_, partial) | Field (_, partial) | StarField {prefix= partial} ->
         get_pvar partial
     | Callsite _ ->
         None
@@ -84,6 +134,9 @@ module SymbolPath = struct
           ~pp_lhs_alone:(pp_partial_paren ~paren) ~sep:"." fmt p fn
     | Callsite {cs} ->
         F.fprintf fmt "%s" (Typ.Procname.to_simplified_string ~withclass:true (CallSite.pname cs))
+    | StarField {last_field; prefix} ->
+        BufferOverrunField.pp ~pp_lhs:(pp_star ~paren:true) ~pp_lhs_alone:(pp_star ~paren) ~sep:"."
+          fmt prefix last_field
 
 
   and pp_pointer ~paren fmt p =
@@ -92,6 +145,8 @@ module SymbolPath = struct
     if paren then F.fprintf fmt ")"
 
 
+  and pp_star ~paren fmt p = pp_partial_paren ~paren fmt p ; F.pp_print_string fmt ".*"
+
   let pp_partial = pp_partial_paren ~paren:false
 
   let pp fmt = function
@@ -111,7 +166,7 @@ module SymbolPath = struct
     (* TODO depending on the result, the call might represent multiple values *)
     | Callsite _ | Pvar _ ->
         false
-    | Deref (Deref_ArrayIndex, _) ->
+    | Deref (Deref_ArrayIndex, _) | StarField _ ->
         true
     | Deref (Deref_CPointer, p)
     (* Deref_CPointer is unsound here but avoids many FPs for non-array pointers *)
@@ -121,7 +176,7 @@ module SymbolPath = struct
 
 
   let rec represents_multiple_values_sound = function
-    | Callsite _ ->
+    | Callsite _ | StarField _ ->
         true
     | Pvar _ ->
         false
@@ -136,14 +191,14 @@ module SymbolPath = struct
         true
     | Pvar _ ->
         false
-    | Deref (_, p) | Field (_, p) ->
+    | Deref (_, p) | Field (_, p) | StarField {prefix= p} ->
         represents_callsite_sound_partial p
 
 
   let rec exists_pvar_partial ~f = function
     | Pvar pvar ->
         f pvar
-    | Deref (_, p) | Field (_, p) ->
+    | Deref (_, p) | Field (_, p) | StarField {prefix= p} ->
         exists_pvar_partial ~f p
     | Callsite _ ->
         false
@@ -154,7 +209,7 @@ module SymbolPath = struct
         f (Pvar.to_string pvar)
     | Deref (_, x) ->
         exists_str_partial ~f x
-    | Field (fld, x) ->
+    | Field (fld, x) | StarField {last_field= fld; prefix= x} ->
         f (Typ.Fieldname.to_string fld) || exists_str_partial ~f x
     | Callsite _ ->
         false
diff --git a/infer/src/bufferoverrun/symb.mli b/infer/src/bufferoverrun/symb.mli
index b785fab0b..be846196e 100644
--- a/infer/src/bufferoverrun/symb.mli
+++ b/infer/src/bufferoverrun/symb.mli
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@ module SymbolPath : sig
     | Deref of deref_kind * partial
     | Field of Typ.Fieldname.t * partial
     | Callsite of {ret_typ: Typ.t; cs: CallSite.t}
+    | StarField of {last_field: Typ.Fieldname.t; prefix: partial}
+        (**
+          Represents a path starting with [prefix] and ending with the field [last_field],
+          the middle can be anything.
+          Invariants:
+          - There is at most one StarField
+          - StarField excluded, there are no duplicate fieldnames
+          - StarField can only be followed by Deref elements
+        *)
   [@@deriving compare]
 
   type t = private Normal of partial | Offset of partial | Length of partial | Modeled of partial
@@ -49,6 +58,8 @@ module SymbolPath : sig
 
   val field : partial -> Typ.Fieldname.t -> partial
 
+  val star_field : partial -> Typ.Fieldname.t -> partial
+
   val normal : partial -> t
 
   val offset : partial -> t
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/c/bufferoverrun/cast.c b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/c/bufferoverrun/cast.c
index 86e7b1fdf..9194fe035 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/c/bufferoverrun/cast.c
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/c/bufferoverrun/cast.c
@@ -89,3 +89,25 @@ void cast_float_to_int_Bad_FN() {
     arr[y] = 0;
   }
 }
+
+/*
+  Testing that the analyzer doesn't run infinitely on these cases
+*/
+typedef struct s_cast {
+  char* data;
+  struct s_cast* another;
+  char* data2;
+} t_cast;
+
+char cast_field_to_struct(struct s_cast* s, int i0) {
+  for (int i = i0; i > 0; i--) {
+    s = (struct s_cast*)(&s->data);
+  }
+  s = s->another;
+  for (int i = i0; i > 0; i--) {
+    s = (struct s_cast*)(&s->data);
+    s = (struct s_cast*)((unsigned char*)(void*)(s->data2) -
+                         offsetof(s->data2));
+  }
+  return *s->data;
+}