Description
Versions of the package yhirose/cpp-httplib before 0.12.4 are vulnerable to CRLF Injection when untrusted user input is used to set the content-type header in the HTTP .Patch, .Post, .Put and .Delete requests. This can lead to logical errors and other misbehaviors.
**Note:** This issue is present due to an incomplete fix for [CVE-2020-11709](https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-UNMANAGED-YHIROSECPPHTTPLIB-2366507).
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | yhirose/cpp-httplib | < 0.12.4 | 0.12.4 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | cpp-httplib | 0.11.4+ds-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | cpp-httplib | 0.11.4+ds-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | cpp-httplib | 0.11.4+ds-1+deb12u1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | cpp-httplib | No fix yet | — |
References
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-UNMANAGED-YHIROSECPPHTTPLIB-5591194
- https://gist.github.com/dellalibera/094aece17a86069a7d27f93c8aba2280
- https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/releases/tag/v0.12.4
- https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/commit/5b397d455d25a391ba346863830c1949627b4d08
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JY2E7EIRWQMKH6GY4OZOWWBZBY3Q7CGS/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U6MO4FSKYNSAJVUXYP7LRY7ARUIGKBFL/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2RY6PKBU73I45L6YWNYCUK2XBEXEFX7L/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NYODHZECXYFC2BNODZPZXZAXOKGMCYAP/