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CVE-2016-2216

The HTTP header parsing code in Node.js 0.10.x before 0.10.42, 0.11.6 through 0.11.16, 0.12.x before 0.12.10, 4.x before 4.3.0, and 5.x bef…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
7.3%
percentile 94%
Public exploits
0
none known

The HTTP header parsing code in Node.js 0.10.x before 0.10.42, 0.11.6 through 0.11.16, 0.12.x before 0.12.10, 4.x before 4.3.0, and 5.x before 5.6.0 allows remote attackers to bypass an HTTP response-splitting protection mechanism via UTF-8 encoded Unicode characters in the HTTP header, as demonstrated by %c4%8d%c4%8a.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

7.26% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
Technology feeds
Node.js (RSS, critical only)

References

  • blog.safebreach.com /2016/02/09/http-response-splitting-in-node-js-root-cause-analysis/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • packetstormsecurity.com /files/135711/Node.js-HTTP-Response-Splitting.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • lists.fedoraproject.org /pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177673.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • nodejs.org /en/blog/vulnerability/february-2016-security-releases/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/83141 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • lists.fedoraproject.org /pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177184.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201612-43 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • info.safebreach.com /hubfs/Node-js-Response-Splitting.pdf · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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