CVE-2021-32715CWE-444

Lenient Parsing of Content-Length Header When Prefixed with Plus Sign

Low · published July 7, 2021

CVSS v3.1
3.1
EPSS
1%
Percentile
66.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

hyper is an HTTP library for rust. hyper's HTTP/1 server code had a flaw that incorrectly parses and accepts requests with a `Content-Length` header with a prefixed plus sign, when it should have been rejected as illegal. This combined with an upstream HTTP proxy that doesn't parse such `Content-Length` headers, but forwards them, can result in "request smuggling" or "desync attacks". The flaw exists in all prior versions of hyper prior to 0.14.10, if built with `rustc` v1.5.0 or newer. The vulnerability is patched in hyper version 0.14.10. Two workarounds exist: One may reject requests manually that contain a plus sign prefix in the `Content-Length` header or ensure any upstream proxy handles `Content-Length` headers with a plus sign prefix.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
3.1 · LOW
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01126 · 66.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-444 · Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')
Published
2021-07-07T20:05Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 JUL 20:05Z
    Lenient Parsing of Content-Length Header When Prefixed with Plus Sign
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