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 nodejs-currentUpgrade nodejs | Aug 22, 2024 | May 17, 2018 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade http-parser-debuginfoUpgrade http-parserUpgrade http-parser-devel | Apr 27, 2020 | May 17, 2018 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade http-parser | Apr 24, 2020 | May 17, 2018 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade http-parser-debuginfoUpgrade http-parser-develUpgrade http-parser | 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 node8Upgrade node6Upgrade nodeUpgrade node4 | 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-develUpgrade http-parserUpgrade http-parser-debuginfo | Aug 7, 2019 | May 17, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade mozilla-nsprUpgrade firefox-gtk3-branding-upstreamUpgrade MozillaFirefox-branding-SLEDUpgrade mozilla-nss-develUpgrade npm6Upgrade libfreebl3Upgrade mozilla-nspr-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nss-certsUpgrade mozilla-nssUpgrade firefox-libharfbuzz0Upgrade mozilla-nss-32bitUpgrade npm4Upgrade firefox-glib2-langUpgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-thaiUpgrade nodejs10Upgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-otherUpgrade mozilla-nss-toolsUpgrade nodejs8-docsUpgrade libsoftokn3Upgrade nodejs4-docsUpgrade nodejs4-develUpgrade libfirefox-gmodule-2_0-0Upgrade nodejs4Upgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-inuktitutUpgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-multipressUpgrade firefox-gtk3-immodules-tigrignaUpgrade nodejs6-docsUpgrade firefox-libgdk_pixbuf-2_0-0Upgrade libfirefox-gio-2_0-0Upgrade mozilla-nspr-develUpgrade nodejs10-develUpgrade firefox-gtk3-langUpgrade libfreebl3-32bitUpgrade libsoftokn3-32bitUpgrade libfirefox-gobject-2_0-0Upgrade npm8Upgrade firefox-gdk-pixbuf-thumbnailerUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-commonUpgrade firefox-gtk3-dataUpgrade firefox-gdk-pixbuf-query-loadersUpgrade firefox-libcairo-gobject2Upgrade firefox-libgtk-3-0Upgrade firefox-libcairo2Upgrade firefox-gtk3-toolsUpgrade libfirefox-glib-2_0-0Upgrade nodejs8Upgrade firefox-gdk-pixbuf-langUpgrade firefox-gio-branding-upstreamUpgrade libfirefox-gthread-2_0-0Upgrade firefox-atk-langUpgrade firefox-libpango-1_0-0Upgrade firefox-glib2-toolsUpgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-ximUpgrade MozillaFirefoxUpgrade nodejs10-docsUpgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-amharicUpgrade firefox-libffi4Upgrade nodejs8-develUpgrade nodejs6-develUpgrade mozilla-nss-certs-32bitUpgrade npm10Upgrade firefox-libatk-1_0-0Upgrade firefox-libffi7Upgrade nodejs6Upgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-vietnamese | Jun 21, 2018 | Apr 16, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | May 17, 2018 |
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