HTTP request smuggling attack in Jetty - CVE-2017-7656

 

HTTP request smuggling attack in Jetty - CVE-2017-7656

Published: June 30, 2018 / Updated: November 22, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13527
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7656
CWE-ID: CWE-444
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct an HTTP request smuggling attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of HTTP/0.9 requests. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP/0.9 request that submits malicious request headers, cause the software and an upstream HTTP agent to misinterpret the boundary of the request and poison the web cache on the system, which could be used to conduct further attacks.


Affected software

Jetty
IBM Business Automation Workflow
Crowd Data Center
IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus WebGUI
Jira Software Data Center
IBM Cloud Application Performance Management (APM)
IBM Spectrum Protect Storage Agent
IBM Security Verify Governance
Debian Linux
Fedora
Security Directory Integrator
Dell Support Assist Enterprise
IBM Security Verify Directory
IBM Enterprise Records
IBM Security Directory Suite
CloudLink
BIG-IP
Crowd Server
BIG-IQ Centralized Management
Jira Software Server
IBM Cognos Command Center
jetty

How to mitigate CVE-2017-7656

The vulnerability is addressed in the versions 9.3.24.v20180605 and 9.4.11.v20180605.

Jetty - addressed in versions 9.3.24.v20180605, 9.4.11.v20180605
Dell Support Assist Enterprise - update to 4.00.06.00
Crowd Data Center - addressed in versions 5.0.11, 5.1.9, 5.2.4
Crowd Server - addressed in versions 5.0.11, 5.1.9, 5.2.4
IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus WebGUI - update to 8.1.0.29
Jira Software Data Center - addressed in versions 8.20.27, 9.10.2, 9.11.1
Jira Software Server - addressed in versions 8.20.27, 9.10.2, 9.11.1
IBM Enterprise Records - update to 5.2.1.8 IF002
IBM Security Directory Suite - update to 8.0.1.21
CloudLink - update to 8.0-3.10.5.1
IBM Cloud Application Performance Management (APM) - update to 8.1.4.0.15
IBM Spectrum Protect Storage Agent - update to 8.1.19
jetty - addressed in versions 9.4.11-2.v20180605.fc27, 9.4.11-2.v20180605.fc28
IBM Security Verify Governance - update to 10.0.1.0.3
IBM Cognos Command Center - update to 10.2.4 Fix Pack 1 IF17

External References

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