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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.883105
Category:CentOS Local Security Checks
Title:CentOS Update for http-parser CESA-2019:2258 centos7
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'http-parser'; package(s) announced via the CESA-2019:2258 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'http-parser'
package(s) announced via the CESA-2019:2258 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The http-parser package provides a utility for parsing HTTP messages. It
parses both requests and responses. The parser is designed to be used in
performance HTTP applications. It does not make any system calls or
allocations, it does not buffer data, and it can be interrupted at any
time. Depending on your architecture, it only requires about 40 bytes of
data per message stream.

Security Fix(es):

* nodejs: Denial of Service with large HTTP headers (CVE-2018-12121)

* nodejs: HTTP parser allowed for spaces inside Content-Length header
values (CVE-2018-7159)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 7.7 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Affected Software/OS:
'http-parser' package(s) on CentOS 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-7159
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:2258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2258
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-12121
BugTraq ID: 106043
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106043
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:1821
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1821
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:3497
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3497
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