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CVE-2020-35884: HTTP Request smuggling in tiny_http

August 25, 2021 (updated June 13, 2023)

HTTP pipelining issues and request smuggling attacks are possible due to incorrect Transfer encoding header parsing. It is possible conduct HTTP request smuggling attacks (CL:TE/TE:TE) by sending invalid Transfer Encoding headers. By manipulating the HTTP response the attacker could poison a web-cache, perform an XSS attack, or obtain sensitive information from requests other than their own.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-7v2r-wxmg-mgvc
  • github.com/tiny-http/tiny-http
  • github.com/tiny-http/tiny-http/commit/623b87397a569729c4bcabae747823c5668cce94
  • github.com/tiny-http/tiny-http/issues/173
  • github.com/tiny-http/tiny-http/pull/190
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M3JDNRE5RXJOWZZZF5QSCG4GUCSLTHF2
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VO6SRTCEPEYO2OX647I3H5XUWLFDRDWL
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35884
  • rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2020-0031.html

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.8.0

Fixed versions

  • 0.8.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.8.0 or above.

Impact 6.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-444: Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')

Source file

cargo/tiny_http/CVE-2020-35884.yml

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