CVE-2017-12165

LOW
2.6
CVSS Score
Published: July 27, 2018 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:02 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorJBoss Enterprise Application PlatformUndertow

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Severity
LOW2.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

It was discovered that Undertow before 1.4.17, 1.3.31 and 2.0.0 processes http request headers with unusual whitespaces which can cause possible http request smuggling.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

1.0.0 ≤ v < 1.3.311.4.0 ≤ v < 1.4.171.3.311.4.172.0.02.0.0 alpha_1
Affected range stops below 1.3.31, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.4.17, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (10)

CVSS

2.6LOWredhat
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-444

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