#VU21783 Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests in Go programming language - CVE-2015-5739

 

#VU21783 Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests in Go programming language - CVE-2015-5739

Published: October 15, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU21783
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5739
CWE-ID: CWE-444
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Go programming language
Software vendor:
Google

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to the "net/http" library in "net/textproto/reader.go" does not properly parse HTTP header keys. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and conduct HTTP request smuggling attacks via a space instead of a hyphen, as demonstrated by "Content Length" instead of "Content-Length."



Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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