Vulnerability in GNOME Libsoup
CVE-2024-52530
GNOME libsoup before 3.6.0 allows HTTP request smuggling in some configurations because '\0' characters at the end of header names are ignored, i.e., a "Transfer-Encoding\0: chunked" header is treated the same as a "Transfer-Encoding: chunked" header.
Vulnerability class: HTTP Request Smuggling
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (54.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/Releng/security/-/wikis/home (Vendor Advisory)
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/-/issues/377 (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/-/merge_requests/402 (Product)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-52530?
- CVE-2024-52530 is a high-severity vulnerability in GNOME Libsoup, classified under Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests (HTTP Request/Response Smuggling). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-11-11.
- How severe is CVE-2024-52530?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.