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CVE-2012-2374: Tornado CRLF injection vulnerability

May 17, 2022 (updated November 18, 2024)

CRLF injection vulnerability in the tornado.web.RequestHandler.set_header function in Tornado before 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks via crafted input.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-f7fv-v9rh-prvc
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tornado/PYSEC-2012-5.yaml
  • github.com/tornadoweb/tornado
  • github.com/tornadoweb/tornado/commit/1ae91f6d58e6257e0ab49d295d8741ce1727bdb7
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2374
  • web.archive.org/web/20140720192646/http://secunia.com/advisories/49185
  • web.archive.org/web/20200229124524/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53612

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Affected versions

All versions before 2.2.1

Fixed versions

  • 2.2.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.2.1 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Source file

pypi/tornado/CVE-2012-2374.yml

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