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CVE-2015-2156: Improper Input Validation

June 30, 2020 (updated September 22, 2021)

Netty before 3.9.8.Final, 3.10.x before 3.10.3.Final, 4.0.x before 4.0.28.Final, and 4.1.x before 4.1.0.Beta5 and Play Framework 2.x before 2.3.9 might allow remote attackers to bypass the httpOnly flag on cookies and obtain sensitive information by leveraging improper validation of cookie name and value characters.

References

  • lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/159379.html
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/159166.html
  • netty.io/news/2015/05/08/3-9-8-Final-and-3.html
  • www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/17/1
  • www.securityfocus.com/bid/74704
  • bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1222923
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-xfv3-rrfm-f2rv
  • github.com/netty/netty/commit/2caa38a2795fe1f1ae6ceda4d69e826ed7c55e55
  • github.com/netty/netty/commit/31815598a2af37f0b71ea94eada70d6659c23752
  • github.com/netty/netty/pull/3748/commits/4ac519f534493bb0ca7a77e1c779138a54faa7b9
  • github.com/netty/netty/pull/3754
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/a19bb1003b0d6cd22475ba83c019b4fc7facfef2a9e13f71132529d3@%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/dc1275aef115bda172851a231c76c0932d973f9ffd8bc375c4aba769@%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2156
  • snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-IONETTY-73571
  • www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability/CVE-2015-2156-HttpOnlyBypass

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions up to 4.0.2.7

Fixed versions

  • 4.0.2.8

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.0.2.8 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Source file

maven/io.netty/netty-handler/CVE-2015-2156.yml

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