CVE-2018-1000164
python-gunicorn: Improper neutralization of CRLF Sequences http/wsgi.py:process_headers() can allow an attacker to cause a server to return arbitrary HTTP headers
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · March 17, 2016
Updated · November 22, 2025
Description
gunicorn version 19.4.5 contains a CWE-113: Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers vulnerability in "process_headers" function in "gunicorn/http/wsgi.py" that can result in an attacker causing the server to return arbitrary HTTP headers. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 19.5.0.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 5.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE-113 · Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('HTTP Request/Response Splitting')