CVE-2018-7159CWE-115CWE-20

CVE-2018-7159

Medium · published May 17, 2018

CVSS v3.1
5.3
EPSS
4%
Percentile
89.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The HTTP parser in all current versions of Node.js ignores spaces in the `Content-Length` header, allowing input such as `Content-Length: 1 2` to be interpreted as having a value of `12`. The HTTP specification does not allow for spaces in the `Content-Length` value and the Node.js HTTP parser has been brought into line on this particular difference. The security risk of this flaw to Node.js users is considered to be VERY LOW as it is difficult, and may be impossible, to craft an attack that makes use of this flaw in a way that could not already be achieved by supplying an incorrect value for `Content-Length`. Vulnerabilities may exist in user-code that make incorrect assumptions about the potential accuracy of this value compared to the actual length of the data supplied. Node.js users crafting lower-level HTTP utilities are advised to re-check the length of any input supplied after parsing is complete.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.03565 · 89.2th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-115 · Misinterpretation of Input; CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation
Published
2018-05-17T18:29Z
Affected products (7)
ProductVersionsFixed in
nodejs/node.js≥ 4.0.0, ≤ 4.1.2—
nodejs/node.js≥ 4.2.0, < 4.9.04.9.0
nodejs/node.js≥ 6.0.0, ≤ 6.8.1—
nodejs/node.js≥ 6.9.0, < 6.14.06.14.0
nodejs/node.js≥ 8.0.0, ≤ 8.8.1—
nodejs/node.js≥ 8.9.0, < 8.11.08.11.0
nodejs/node.js≥ 9.0.0, < 9.10.09.10.0
References (6)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 MAY 14:00Z
    The HTTP parser in all current versions of Node.js ignores spaces in the `Content-Length` header, allowing input such as `Content-Length: 1 2` to be…
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