CVE-2020-10109: Critical severity Twisted Twisted vulnerability

Published Mar 12, 2020
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Updated

In Twisted Web through 19.10.0, there was an HTTP request splitting vulnerability. When presented with a content-length and a chunked encoding header, the content-length took precedence and the remainder of the request body was interpreted as a pipelined request.

Other sources

In Twisted Web through 20.3.0, there was an HTTP request splitting vulnerability. When presented with a content-length and a chunked encoding header, the content-length took precedence and the remainder of the request body was interpreted as a pipelined request.

GitHub

Affected Software

11 affected componentsFixes available
pip/Twisted<20.3.0
20.3.0
Twisted Twisted<=19.10.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=31
Fedoraproject Fedora=32
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=19.10
twistedmatrix Twisted<=19.10.0
debian/twisted
20.3.0-7+deb11u120.3.0-7+deb11u222.4.0-4+deb12u124.11.0-125.5.0-5

Event History

Mar 12, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:40 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:40 PM
Description
Mar 31, 2020
Advisory Published
via GitHub·03:40 PM
Feb 20, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·10:40 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·10:41 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via Debian·10:41 PM
DescriptionAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2020-10109?

CVE-2020-10109 is an HTTP request splitting vulnerability in Twisted Web through 20.3.0.

2

How severe is CVE-2020-10109?

CVE-2020-10109 has a severity score of 9.8, which is considered critical.

3

Which versions of Twisted Web are affected by CVE-2020-10109?

Twisted Web versions up to and including 20.3.0 are affected by CVE-2020-10109.

4

How can I fix CVE-2020-10109?

To fix CVE-2020-10109, update Twisted Web to version 20.3.0 or higher.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-10109?

You can find more information about CVE-2020-10109 at the following URLs: https://know.bishopfox.com/advisories and https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6ISMZFZBWW4EV6ETJGXAYIXN3AT7GBPL/

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