#VU21409 Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests in Go programming language - CVE-2019-16276
Published: September 29, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21409
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16276
CWE-ID: CWE-444
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Go programming language
Go programming language
Software vendor:
Google
Description
The 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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.