protocol-http1 HTTP Request/Response Smuggling vulnerability
Published Aug 4, 2023
5.8
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.75%
Description
protocol-http1 provides a low-level implementation of the HTTP/1 protocol. RFC 9112 Section 7.1 defined the format of chunk size, chunk data and chunk extension. The value of Content-Length header should be a string of 0-9 digits, the chunk size should be a string of hex digits and should split from chunk data using CRLF, and the chunk extension shouldn't contain any invisible character. However, Falcon has following behaviors while disobey the corresponding RFCs: accepting Content-Length header values that have `+` prefix, accepting Content-Length header values that written in hexadecimal with `0x` prefix, accepting `0x` and `+` prefixed chunk size, and accepting LF in chunk extension. This behavior can lead to desync when forwarding through multiple HTTP parsers, potentially results in HTTP request smuggling and firewall bypassing. This issue is fixed in `protocol-http1` v0.15.1. There are no known workarounds.
Affected products
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- Version < 0.15.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socketry | Protocol-Http1 | n/a |
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- < 0.15.1
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- Version 0StatusaffectedConstraints<0.15.1
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socketry | Protocol-Http1 | n/a |
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Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift
openshift-logging/fluentd-rhel9
Affected
Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2
3scale-amp-backend-container
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift | openshift-logging/fluentd-rhel9 | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2 | 3scale-amp-backend-container | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
1 other source (GHSA) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
YesTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Oct 4, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
Score over time
2023-2026- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (7 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed. Showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 0.75% (0.00754) | 53.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.64% (0.00637) | 45.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.32% (0.00320) | 52.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00111) | 45.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 4, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 31.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 11, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 26.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 5, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
References (10)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38697 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2229389 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6jwc-qr2q-7xwj Advisory
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/protocol-http1/CVE-2023-38697.yml
- https://github.com/socketry/protocol-http1/commit/e11fc164fd2b36f7b7e785e69fa8859eb06bcedd x_refsource_MISCPatch
- https://github.com/socketry/protocol-http1/pull/20 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/socketry/protocol-http1/security/advisories/GHSA-6jwc-qr2q-7xwj x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38697
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38697
- https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9112#name-chunked-transfer-coding x_refsource_MISCTechnical Description
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38697 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2229389 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6jwc-qr2q-7xwj | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/protocol-http1/CVE-2023-38697.yml | ||
| https://github.com/socketry/protocol-http1/commit/e11fc164fd2b36f7b7e785e69fa8859eb06bcedd | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| https://github.com/socketry/protocol-http1/pull/20 | x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/socketry/protocol-http1/security/advisories/GHSA-6jwc-qr2q-7xwj | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38697 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38697 | ||
| https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9112#name-chunked-transfer-coding | x_refsource_MISCTechnical Description |
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