CVE-2016-2216

Description

The HTTP header parsing code in Node.js 0.10.x before 0.10.42, 0.11.6 through 0.11.16, 0.12.x before 0.12.10, 4.x before 4.3.0, and 5.x before 5.6.0 allows remote attackers to bypass an HTTP response-splitting protection mechanism via UTF-8 encoded Unicode characters in the HTTP header, as demonstrated by %c4%8d%c4%8a.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.10% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory nodejs.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://blog.safebreach.com/2016/02/09/http-response-splitting-in-node-js-root-cause-analysis/
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135711/Node.js-HTTP-Response-Splitting.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177673.html vendor advisory
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2016-security-releases/ patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83141 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177184.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-43 vendor advisory
http://info.safebreach.com/hubfs/Node-js-Response-Splitting.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-2216?
CVE-2016-2216 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-2216?
To fix CVE-2016-2216, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-2216 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-2216 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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