Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests in go (Alpine package)
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-16276 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-444 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
go (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests
EUVDB-ID: #VU21409
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16276
CWE-ID:
CWE-444 - Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request Smuggling')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform HTTP request smuggling attack.
The vulnerability exists due to Go programming language accepts and normalizes HTTP requests with malformed HTTP/1.1 headers containing a space before the colon. A remote attacker can use a malformed request to bypass configured filtration and gain access to presumably restricted functionality.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsgo (Alpine package): 1.11.4-r0 - 1.13-r0
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=573b7537c7e1ab2732007a1d026a913613ca2d03
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=17caf1ca31bcf51f92d7f466d287824869ec3f25
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=971e4b11222464f77b1bb47c32f4f1c83cd89d86
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=2aa8f8a3facf89896330b6847713de7d92b4196a
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c94518133ecb5493567729db077404b563149189
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
