CVE-2015-5739

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The net/http library in net/textproto/reader.go in Go before 1.4.3 does not properly parse HTTP header keys, which allows remote attackers to conduct HTTP request smuggling attacks via a space instead of a hyphen, as demonstrated by "Content Length" instead of "Content-Length."

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 18, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2015-5739: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix