CVE-2015-5739
golang: HTTP request smuggling in net/http library
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · July 29, 2015
Updated · May 13, 2026
Description
HTTP-request vulnerabilities have been found in the Golang net/http and net/textproto libraries. Request headers with double Content-Length fields do not generate a 400 error (the second field is ignored), and invalid fields are parsed as valid (for example, "Content Length:" with a space in the middle is accepted). A non-authenticated attacker could exploit these flaws to bypass security controls, perform web-cache poisoning, or alter the request/response map (denial of service).
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE-444 · Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')