CVE-2019-16869
Published: 26 September 2019
Netty before 4.1.42.Final mishandles whitespace before the colon in HTTP headers (such as a "Transfer-Encoding : chunked" line), which leads to HTTP request smuggling.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that Netty has HTTP request smuggling vulnerability. A remote attacker could use it to extract sensitive information.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
netty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needed
|
disco |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
eoan |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(1:4.1.33-3)
|
|
groovy |
Not vulnerable
(1:4.1.33-3)
|
|
hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(1:4.1.33-3)
|
|
impish |
Not vulnerable
(1:4.1.33-3)
|
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
(1:4.1.33-3)
|
|
kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(1:4.1.33-3)
|
|
lunar |
Not vulnerable
(1:4.1.33-3)
|
|
mantic |
Not vulnerable
(1:4.1.33-3)
|
|
trusty |
Released
(1:3.2.6.Final-2+deb8u2build0.14.04.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Needed
|
|
netty-3.9 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(3.9.9.Final-1+deb9u1build0.18.04.1)
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
impish |
Does not exist
|
|
jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Released
(3.9.0.Final-1ubuntu0.1)
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.5 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
References
- https://github.com/netty/netty/compare/netty-4.1.41.Final...netty-4.1.42.Final
- https://github.com/netty/netty/issues/9571
- https://github.com/netty/netty/commit/39cafcb05c99f2aa9fce7e6597664c9ed6a63a95
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4532-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4600-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16869
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian