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CVE-2019-16869: XSS

First published: Thu Sep 26 2019(Updated: )

A flaw was found in Netty, where whitespace before the colon in HTTP headers is mishandled. This flaw allows an attacker to cause HTTP request smuggling.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
debian/netty<=1:4.1.33-1<=1:4.1.7-2
1:4.1.33-2
1:4.1.33-1+deb10u1
1:4.1.7-2+deb9u1
redhat/eap7-apache-cxf<0:3.2.11-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:3.2.11-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-glassfish-jsf<0:2.3.5-6.SP3_redhat_00004.1.el6ea
0:2.3.5-6.SP3_redhat_00004.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-hal-console<0:3.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:3.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate<0:5.3.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:5.3.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate-validator<0:6.0.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:6.0.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-annotations<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-core<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-databind<0:2.9.10.1-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10.1-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-dataformats-binary<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-dataformats-text<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-jaxrs-providers<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-base<0:2.9.10-2.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10-2.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-java8<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jberet<0:1.3.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.3.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-ejb-client<0:4.0.27-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:4.0.27-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.3.1-7.Final_redhat_00007.1.el6ea
0:1.3.1-7.Final_redhat_00007.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-xnio-base<0:3.7.6-3.SP2_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:3.7.6-3.SP2_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-netty<0:4.1.42-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:4.1.42-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-picketlink-bindings<0:2.5.5-21.SP12_redhat_00010.1.el6ea
0:2.5.5-21.SP12_redhat_00010.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-undertow<0:2.0.28-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.0.28-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-undertow-jastow<0:2.0.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.0.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-weld-core<0:3.0.6-3.Final_redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:3.0.6-3.Final_redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.2.6-5.GA_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:7.2.6-5.GA_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-http-client<0:1.0.18-2.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.0.18-2.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-transaction-client<0:1.1.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.1.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-apache-cxf<0:3.2.11-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:3.2.11-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-glassfish-jsf<0:2.3.5-6.SP3_redhat_00004.1.el7ea
0:2.3.5-6.SP3_redhat_00004.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-hal-console<0:3.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:3.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate<0:5.3.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:5.3.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate-validator<0:6.0.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:6.0.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-annotations<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-core<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-databind<0:2.9.10.1-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10.1-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-dataformats-binary<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-dataformats-text<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-jaxrs-providers<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-base<0:2.9.10-2.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10-2.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-java8<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jberet<0:1.3.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.3.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-ejb-client<0:4.0.27-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:4.0.27-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.3.1-7.Final_redhat_00007.1.el7ea
0:1.3.1-7.Final_redhat_00007.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-xnio-base<0:3.7.6-3.SP2_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:3.7.6-3.SP2_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-netty<0:4.1.42-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:4.1.42-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-picketlink-bindings<0:2.5.5-21.SP12_redhat_00010.1.el7ea
0:2.5.5-21.SP12_redhat_00010.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-undertow<0:2.0.28-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.0.28-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-undertow-jastow<0:2.0.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.0.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-weld-core<0:3.0.6-3.Final_redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:3.0.6-3.Final_redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.2.6-5.GA_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:7.2.6-5.GA_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-http-client<0:1.0.18-2.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.0.18-2.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-transaction-client<0:1.1.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.1.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-apache-cxf<0:3.2.11-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:3.2.11-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-glassfish-jsf<0:2.3.5-6.SP3_redhat_00004.1.el8ea
0:2.3.5-6.SP3_redhat_00004.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-hal-console<0:3.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:3.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate<0:5.3.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:5.3.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate-validator<0:6.0.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:6.0.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-annotations<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-core<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-databind<0:2.9.10.1-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10.1-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-dataformats-binary<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-dataformats-text<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-jaxrs-providers<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-base<0:2.9.10-2.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10-2.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-java8<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jberet<0:1.3.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.3.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-ejb-client<0:4.0.27-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:4.0.27-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.3.1-7.Final_redhat_00007.1.el8ea
0:1.3.1-7.Final_redhat_00007.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-xnio-base<0:3.7.6-3.SP2_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:3.7.6-3.SP2_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-netty<0:4.1.42-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:4.1.42-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-picketlink-bindings<0:2.5.5-21.SP12_redhat_00010.1.el8ea
0:2.5.5-21.SP12_redhat_00010.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-undertow<0:2.0.28-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.0.28-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-undertow-jastow<0:2.0.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.0.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-weld-core<0:3.0.6-3.Final_redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:3.0.6-3.Final_redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.2.6-5.GA_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:7.2.6-5.GA_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-http-client<0:1.0.18-2.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.0.18-2.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-transaction-client<0:1.1.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.1.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
maven/io.netty:netty-all>=4.0.0.Alpha1<4.1.42.Final
4.1.42.Final
maven/org.jboss.netty:netty<4.0.0
debian/netty
1:4.1.48-4+deb11u2
1:4.1.48-7+deb12u1
1:4.1.48-10
redhat/netty<4.1.42.
4.1.42.
NettyRPC<4.1.42
Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Linux=9.0
Debian Linux=10.0
Ubuntu=18.04
All of
Any of
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform=7.2
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform=7.3
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform=7.4
Any of
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=7.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=8.0
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform=7.2
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform=7.3
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform=7.4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=7.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=8.0

Remedy

* Use HTTP/2 instead (clear boundaries between requests) * Disable reuse of backend connections eg. ```http-reuse never``` in HAProxy or whatever equivalent LB settings

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2019-16869?

    CVE-2019-16869 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability as it enables HTTP request smuggling due to improper handling of whitespace in HTTP headers.

  • How do I fix CVE-2019-16869?

    To fix CVE-2019-16869, upgrade to Netty version 4.1.42.Final or later.

  • Which versions of Netty are affected by CVE-2019-16869?

    CVE-2019-16869 affects Netty versions prior to 4.1.42.Final.

  • What types of attacks can CVE-2019-16869 facilitate?

    CVE-2019-16869 can facilitate HTTP request smuggling attacks, potentially allowing attackers to bypass security controls.

  • What software packages are impacted by CVE-2019-16869?

    CVE-2019-16869 impacts various software packages, including Netty, Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, and Debian packages that employ vulnerable versions.

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