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 nodeUpgrade node4Upgrade node6Upgrade node8 | 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-parserUpgrade http-parser-devel | 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 nodejs10Upgrade mozilla-nss-toolsUpgrade libsoftokn3Upgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-otherUpgrade nodejs4-develUpgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-inuktitutUpgrade nodejs4Upgrade nodejs8-docsUpgrade nodejs4-docsUpgrade npm6Upgrade firefox-glib2-langUpgrade mozilla-nss-certsUpgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-thaiUpgrade nodejs6-docsUpgrade mozilla-nss-develUpgrade firefox-gtk3-branding-upstreamUpgrade MozillaFirefox-branding-SLEDUpgrade mozilla-nspr-32bitUpgrade libfirefox-gmodule-2_0-0Upgrade firefox-libharfbuzz0Upgrade mozilla-nssUpgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-multipressUpgrade firefox-gtk3-immodules-tigrignaUpgrade npm4Upgrade mozilla-nsprUpgrade mozilla-nss-32bitUpgrade firefox-libgdk_pixbuf-2_0-0Upgrade libfreebl3Upgrade firefox-libffi4Upgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-commonUpgrade libsoftokn3-32bitUpgrade nodejs10-docsUpgrade nodejs6-develUpgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-ximUpgrade firefox-gdk-pixbuf-thumbnailerUpgrade nodejs6Upgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-vietnameseUpgrade libfirefox-gobject-2_0-0Upgrade nodejs8-develUpgrade nodejs10-develUpgrade firefox-gtk3-toolsUpgrade firefox-gtk3-langUpgrade libfirefox-gio-2_0-0Upgrade npm8Upgrade firefox-libffi7Upgrade npm10Upgrade MozillaFirefoxUpgrade libfirefox-gthread-2_0-0Upgrade firefox-libgtk-3-0Upgrade firefox-libatk-1_0-0Upgrade libfreebl3-32bitUpgrade firefox-libcairo2Upgrade mozilla-nspr-develUpgrade firefox-glib2-toolsUpgrade firefox-gtk3-dataUpgrade firefox-gdk-pixbuf-query-loadersUpgrade mozilla-nss-certs-32bitUpgrade firefox-libpango-1_0-0Upgrade firefox-atk-langUpgrade libfirefox-glib-2_0-0Upgrade firefox-libcairo-gobject2Upgrade nodejs8Upgrade firefox-gdk-pixbuf-langUpgrade firefox-gio-branding-upstreamUpgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-amharic | Jun 21, 2018 | Apr 16, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | May 17, 2018 |
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