CVE-2018-7159

nodejs: HTTP parser allowed for spaces inside Content-Length header values

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · March 8, 2018

Updated · October 9, 2026

Description

It was found that the http module from Node.js could accept incorrect Content-Length values, containing spaces within the value, in HTTP headers. A specially crafted client could use this flaw to possibly confuse the script, causing unspecified behavior.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 5.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation