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CVE-2018-1000164: Gunicorn contains Improper Neutralization of CRLF sequences in HTTP headers

July 12, 2018 (updated September 8, 2026)

gunicorn version 19.4.5 contains a CWE-113: Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers vulnerability in “process_headers” function in “gunicorn/http/wsgi.py” that can result in an attacker causing the server to return arbitrary HTTP headers. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 19.5.0.

References

  • epadillas.github.io/2018/04/02/http-header-splitting-in-gunicorn-19.4.5
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-32pc-xphx-q4f6
  • github.com/benoitc/gunicorn/commit/1e10a02e73c87dfadc394b361af33864d0e59e24
  • github.com/benoitc/gunicorn/issues/1227
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/gunicorn/PYSEC-2018-55.yaml
  • lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00022.html
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000164
  • usn.ubuntu.com/4022-1
  • www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4186

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Affected versions

All versions before 19.5.0

Fixed versions

  • 19.5.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 19.5.0 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-93: Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')

Source file

pypi/gunicorn/CVE-2018-1000164.yml

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