SB2020010628 - Input validation error in nodejs-current (Alpine package)
Published: January 6, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020010628
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15606)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to manipulate HTTP headers.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of a trailing white-space character in the request headers. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the application and bypass certain security restrictions.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=0069a8448e7c867901988a4f689e09128bad72c0
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3054c2433b4131ff35f3ab19d4e20965d85992be
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=975b6a3945fcfc2d2d1b044ea5fb1d32f8cda08f
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=d28d7200169ede5fa2d87cba9d1eeb3a459ae2a3
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1fb036fb0a10b3ee95720656cf3537469ab6930a
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=86317da5622f4bbbcda0c78043d513b90bb64a69