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WEB APPLICATION VULNERABILITIES Standard & Premium

Envoy Proxy Improper Input Validation Vulnerability (CVE-2019-9900)

Description

When parsing HTTP/1.x header values, Envoy 1.9.0 and before does not reject embedded zero characters (NUL, ASCII 0x0). This allows remote attackers crafting header values containing embedded NUL characters to potentially bypass header matching rules, gaining access to unauthorized resources.

Remediation

References

CVE-2019-9900

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Severity

High

Classification

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities CWE-20 CVE-2019-9900

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