CVE-2016-2216
HIGHNode.js HTTP Response Splitting via UTF-8 Encoded Unicode Characters
Title source: llmDescription
The HTTP header parsing code in Node.js 0.10.x before 0.10.42, 0.11.6 through 0.11.16, 0.12.x before 0.12.10, 4.x before 4.3.0, and 5.x before 5.6.0 allows remote attackers to bypass an HTTP response-splitting protection mechanism via UTF-8 encoded Unicode characters in the HTTP header, as demonstrated by %c4%8d%c4%8a.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://blog.safebreach.com/2016/02/09/http-response-splitting-in-node-js-root-cause-analysis/
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135711/Node.js-HTTP-Response-Splitting.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177673.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2016-security-releases/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83141
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177184.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-43
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://info.safebreach.com/hubfs/Node-js-Response-Splitting.pdf
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0184
EPSS Percentile
83.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (50)
fedoraproject/fedora
22
fedoraproject/fedora
23
nodejs/node.js
0.10.0
nodejs/node.js
0.10.1
nodejs/node.js
0.10.2
nodejs/node.js
0.10.3
nodejs/node.js
0.10.4
nodejs/node.js
0.10.5
nodejs/node.js
0.10.6
nodejs/node.js
0.10.7
... and 40 more
Published
Apr 07, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026