DEBIAN-CVE-2019-16785
Waitress through version 1.3.1 implemented a "MAY" part of the RFC7230 which states: "Although the line terminator for the start-line and header fields is the sequence CRLF, a recipient MAY recognize a single LF as a line terminator and ignore any preceding CR." Unfortunately if a front-end server does not parse header fields with an LF the same way as it does those with a CRLF it can lead to the front-end and the back-end server parsing the same HTTP message in two different ways. This can lead to a potential for HTTP request smuggling/splitting whereby Waitress may see two requests while the front-end server only sees a single HTTP message. This issue is fixed in Waitress 1.4.0.
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | waitress | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | waitress | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | waitress | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | waitress | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Dec 20, 2019 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated