CVE-2020-35884 HTTP Request smuggling in tiny_http
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.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
tiny_http crates.io | All versions | 0.8.0 |
tiny_http crates.io | All versions | 0.8.0 |
tiny_http crates.io | From 0.0.0-0 | 0.6.3, 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.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7v2r-wxmg-mgvc, RUSTSEC-2020-0031.