CVE-2021-43797
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-12-09 00:00
Modified
2024-08-04 04:03
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Summary
HTTP fails to validate against control chars in header names which may lead to HTTP request smuggling
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/netty/netty/commit/07aa6b5938a8b6ed7a6586e066400e2643897323Patch, Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-wx5j-54mm-rqqqThird Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220107-0003/Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5316Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
nettynetty
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