Waitress through version 1.3.1 implemented a "MAY" part of the RFC7230 which states: "Although the line terminator for the start-line and header fields is the sequence CRLF, a recipient MAY recognize a single LF as a line terminator and ignore any preceding CR." Unfortunately if a front-end server does not parse header fields with an LF the same way as it does those with a CRLF it can lead to the front-end and the back-end server parsing the same HTTP message in two different ways. This can lead to a potential for HTTP request smuggling/splitting whereby Waitress may see two requests while the front-end server only sees a single HTTP message. This issue is fixed in Waitress 1.4.0.
References
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https://github.com/Pylons/waitress/security/advisories/GHSA-pg36-wpm5-g57p | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/Pylons/waitress/commit/8eba394ad75deaf9e5cd15b78a3d16b12e6b0eba | Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/waitress/en/latest/#security-fixes | Vendor Advisory |
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GVDHR2DNKCNQ7YQXISJ45NT4IQDX3LJ7/ | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LYEOTGWJZVKPRXX2HBNVIYWCX73QYPM5/ | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0720 | Third Party Advisory |
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html | Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00011.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
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Information
Published : 2019-12-20 15:15
Updated : 2022-09-23 11:58
NVD link : CVE-2019-16785
Mitre link : CVE-2019-16785
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CWE
CWE-444
Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request Smuggling')
Products Affected
oracle
- communications_cloud_native_core_network_function_cloud_native_environment
redhat
- openstack
fedoraproject
- fedora
agendaless
- waitress
debian
- debian_linux