CVE-2025-6442

Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6442
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2025-6442.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2025-6442
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Published
2025-06-25T17:15:40Z
Modified
2025-10-18T06:54:37.619885Z
Severity
  • 5.9 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

Ruby WEBrick read_header HTTP Request Smuggling Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to smuggle arbitrary HTTP requests on affected installations of Ruby WEBrick. This issue is exploitable when the product is deployed behind an HTTP proxy that fulfills specific conditions.

The specific flaw exists within the read_headers method. The issue results from the inconsistent parsing of terminators of HTTP headers. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to smuggle arbitrary HTTP requests. Was ZDI-CAN-21876.

References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/ruby/webrick

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/ruby/webrick
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Fixed

Affected versions

v1.*

v1.4.0
v1.4.0.beta1
v1.4.1
v1.4.2
v1.5.0
v1.6.0
v1.7.0
v1.8.0
v1.8.1