HTTP response splitting in Apache Traffic Server - CVE-2017-5660

 

HTTP response splitting in Apache Traffic Server - CVE-2017-5660

Published: March 7, 2018 / Updated: August 3, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10861
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5660
CWE-ID: CWE-113
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache Traffic Server

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform HTTP response splitting attack.

The weakness exists due to improper handling of line-folded HTTP headers and host headers. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request, trigger a different upstream proxy server to be used and cause the service to crash.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-5660

Update to versions 6.2.2, 7.1.2 or later.

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