CVE-2019-16276: High severity Golang Go vulnerability

Published Sep 26, 2019
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Updated

As announced by Go upstream on 2019-09-25: net/http (through net/textproto) used to accept and normalize invalid HTTP/1.1 headers with a space before the colon, in violation of RFC 7230. If a Go server is used behind an uncommon reverse proxy that accepts and forwards but doesn't normalize such invalid headers, the reverse proxy and the server can interpret the headers differently. This can lead to filter bypasses or request smuggling, the latter if requests from separate clients are multiplexed onto the same upstream connection by the proxy. Such invalid headers are now rejected by Go servers, and passed without normalization to Go client applications

Reference: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/34540

Other sources

Go before 1.12.10 and 1.13.x before 1.13.1 allow HTTP Request Smuggling.

MITRE

Affected Software

18 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/Go<1.13.1
1.13.1
redhat/Go<1.12.10
1.12.10
Golang Go<1.12.10
Golang Go>=1.13<1.13.1
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
openSUSE Leap=15.0
openSUSE Leap=15.1
Fedoraproject Fedora=29
Fedoraproject Fedora=30
Fedoraproject Fedora=31
redhat OpenShift Container Platform=4.2
redhat Enterprise Linux=7.0
redhat Developer Tools=1.0
redhat Enterprise Linux=8.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Eus=8.1
NetApp Cloud Insights Telegraf Agent
Microsoft azl3 python-tensorboard 2.11.0-3
Microsoft azl3 python-tensorboard 2.16.2-2

Event History

Sep 26, 2019
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·02:10 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Sep 30, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:40 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:40 PM
Description
Sep 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·07:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·07:00 AM
Affected Software
Updated
via Microsoft·07:00 AM
DescriptionSeverity

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2019-16276?

CVE-2019-16276 is a vulnerability in Go before 1.12.10 and 1.13.x before 1.13.1 that allows HTTP Request Smuggling.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2019-16276?

The severity of CVE-2019-16276 is high with a CVSS score of 7.5.

3

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2019-16276?

Go versions before 1.12.10 and 1.13.x before 1.13.1 are affected by CVE-2019-16276.

4

How can I fix CVE-2019-16276?

To fix CVE-2019-16276, update to Go version 1.12.10 or 1.13.1.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-16276?

You can find more information about CVE-2019-16276 at the following references: [Link 1](https://github.com/golang/go/issues/34540), [Link 2](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1755971), [Link 3](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1755970).

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