Description
In Nim 1.2.4, the standard library httpClient fails to properly validate the server response. For example, httpClient.get().contentLength() does not raise any error if a malicious server provides a negative Content-Length.
Affected products
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n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/blob/dc5a40f3f39c6ea672e6dc6aca7f8118a69dda99/lib/pure/httpclient.nim#L241 ↗
- https://nim-lang.org/blog/2020/07/30/versions-126-and-108-released.html ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/04/2 ↗
- https://consensys.net/diligence/vulnerabilities/nim-httpclient-header-crlf-injection/ ↗