The HTTP parser in all current versions of Node.js ignores spaces in the `Content-Length` header, allowing input such as `Content-Length: 1 2` to be interpreted as having a value of `12`. The HTTP specification does not allow for spaces in the `Content-Length` value and the Node.js HTTP parser has been brought into line on this particular difference. The security risk of this flaw to Node.js users is considered to be VERY LOW as it is difficult, and may be impossible, to craft an attack that makes use of this flaw in a way that could not already be achieved by supplying an incorrect value for `Content-Length`. Vulnerabilities may exist in user-code that make incorrect assumptions about the potential accuracy of this value compared to the actual length of the data supplied. Node.js users crafting lower-level HTTP utilities are advised to re-check the length of any input supplied after parsing is complete.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-current | Aug 22, 2024 | May 17, 2018 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade http-parser-develUpgrade http-parser-debuginfoUpgrade http-parser | Apr 27, 2020 | May 17, 2018 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade http-parser | Apr 24, 2020 | May 17, 2018 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade http-parser-debuginfoUpgrade http-parserUpgrade http-parser-devel | Aug 28, 2019 | May 17, 2018 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade nodejs | Jul 30, 2024 | May 17, 2018 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Oct 19, 2018 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade node6Upgrade node8Upgrade node4Upgrade node | Dec 10, 2025 | Mar 28, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade http-parser | Jun 17, 2020 | May 17, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade http-parser | Nov 19, 2019 | May 17, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade http-parser | Nov 19, 2019 | May 17, 2018 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade http-parser-develUpgrade http-parser | Jul 21, 2020 | Mar 8, 2018 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade http-parser-debuginfoUpgrade http-parserUpgrade http-parser-devel | Aug 7, 2019 | May 17, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-thaiUpgrade nodejs8-docsUpgrade MozillaFirefox-branding-SLEDUpgrade mozilla-nsprUpgrade mozilla-nss-certsUpgrade npm6Upgrade firefox-libharfbuzz0Upgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-inuktitutUpgrade mozilla-nspr-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nss-develUpgrade nodejs4-docsUpgrade nodejs4Upgrade libsoftokn3Upgrade nodejs10Upgrade firefox-gtk3-immodules-tigrignaUpgrade firefox-libgdk_pixbuf-2_0-0Upgrade nodejs6-docsUpgrade mozilla-nssUpgrade mozilla-nss-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nss-toolsUpgrade npm4Upgrade nodejs4-develUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-otherUpgrade firefox-gtk3-branding-upstreamUpgrade firefox-glib2-langUpgrade libfirefox-gmodule-2_0-0Upgrade libfreebl3Upgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-multipressUpgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-amharicUpgrade nodejs10-docsUpgrade nodejs6-develUpgrade firefox-libcairo2Upgrade firefox-gtk3-toolsUpgrade firefox-gdk-pixbuf-thumbnailerUpgrade firefox-libffi4Upgrade nodejs8-develUpgrade firefox-gdk-pixbuf-query-loadersUpgrade libfirefox-glib-2_0-0Upgrade firefox-libcairo-gobject2Upgrade firefox-libatk-1_0-0Upgrade nodejs6Upgrade firefox-glib2-toolsUpgrade mozilla-nss-certs-32bitUpgrade firefox-gtk3-dataUpgrade mozilla-nspr-develUpgrade firefox-atk-langUpgrade firefox-gio-branding-upstreamUpgrade nodejs8Upgrade libfreebl3-32bitUpgrade firefox-libpango-1_0-0Upgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-vietnameseUpgrade MozillaFirefoxUpgrade libfirefox-gthread-2_0-0Upgrade firefox-gdk-pixbuf-langUpgrade firefox-libgtk-3-0Upgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-ximUpgrade libfirefox-gobject-2_0-0Upgrade firefox-libffi7Upgrade libsoftokn3-32bitUpgrade firefox-gtk3-langUpgrade npm8Upgrade npm10Upgrade libfirefox-gio-2_0-0Upgrade nodejs10-develUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-common | Jun 21, 2018 | Apr 16, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | May 17, 2018 |
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