CVE-2020-35884 HTTP Request smuggling in tiny_http

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass security controls via HTTP request smuggling in the tiny_http Rust library due to malformed Transfer-Encoding headers.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-35884?

CVE-2020-35884 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 31 Dec 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in the tiny_http crate through 2020-06-16 for Rust. HTTP Request smuggling can occur via a malformed Transfer-Encoding header.

Weakness: CWE-444

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-35884?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including tiny_http. It affects 2 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
tiny_http crates.ioAll versions0.8.0
tiny_http crates.ioAll versions0.8.0
tiny_http crates.ioFrom 0.0.0-00.6.3, 0.8.0

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Tiny-Http Project Tiny-Http.

How do I fix CVE-2020-35884?

Upgrade tiny_http to a fixed version for your release line: 0.8.0 or 0.6.3.

Is CVE-2020-35884 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-35884 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fedoraproject Fedora vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7v2r-wxmg-mgvc, RUSTSEC-2020-0031.

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