GHSA-hh82-3pmq-7frp
Netty vulnerable to HTTP Response splitting from assigning header value iterator
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | io.netty:netty-codec-http | >= 4.1.83.Final, < 4.1.86.Final | 4.1.86.Final |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Impact
When calling `DefaultHttpHeaders.set` with an _iterator_ of values (as opposed to a single given value), header value validation was not performed, allowing malicious header values in the iterator to perform [HTTP Response Splitting](https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/HTTP_Response_Splitting).
### Patches
The necessary validation was added in Netty 4.1.86.Final.
### Workarounds
Integrators can work around the issue by changing the `DefaultHttpHeaders.set(CharSequence, Iterator<?>)` call, into a `remove()` call, and call `add()` in a loop over the iterator of values.
### References
[HTTP Response Splitting](https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/HTTP_Response_Splitting)
[CWE-113: Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/113.html)
### For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
* Open an issue in [[example link to repo](https://github.com/netty/netty)](https://github.com/netty/netty)
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References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-hh82-3pmq-7frp
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41915
- https://github.com/netty/netty/issues/13084
- https://github.com/netty/netty/pull/12760
- https://github.com/netty/netty/commit/c37c637f096e7be3dffd36edee3455c8e90cb1b0
- https://github.com/netty/netty/commit/fe18adff1c2b333acb135ab779a3b9ba3295a1c4
- https://github.com/netty/netty
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00008.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230113-0004
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5316