High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 7, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-2216
CVE-2016-2216
Description
The HTTP header parsing code in Node.js 0.10.x before 0.10.42, 0.11.6 through 0.11.16, 0.12.x before 0.12.10, 4.x before 4.3.0, and 5.x before 5.6.0 allows remote attackers to bypass an HTTP response-splitting protection mechanism via UTF-8 encoded Unicode characters in the HTTP header, as demonstrated by %c4%8d%c4%8a.
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Affected products
99cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 83 more
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.16-isaacs-manual:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.11.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.11.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.11.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.11.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.11.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.11.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.12.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:4.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <0.10.42, >=0.11.6, <0.11.16, <0.12.10, <4.3.0, <5.6.0
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords13 versionspkg:rpm/suse/firefox-atk&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/firefox-cairo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/firefox-gdk-pixbuf&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/firefox-glib2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/firefox-gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/firefox-harfbuzz&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/firefox-libffi&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/firefox-libffi-gcc5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/firefox-pango&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox-branding-SLED&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nspr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nss&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSS
< 2.26.1-2.8.4+ 12 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.26.1-2.8.4
- (no CPE)range: < 1.15.10-2.13.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.36.11-2.8.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.54.3-2.14.7
- (no CPE)range: < 3.10.9-2.15.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1.7.5-2.7.4
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.1.git259-2.3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.1+r233831-14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.40.14-2.7.4
- (no CPE)range: < 68-21.9.8
- (no CPE)range: < 68.2.0-78.51.4
- (no CPE)range: < 4.21-29.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.45-38.9.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2016-security-releases/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- blog.safebreach.com/2016/02/09/http-response-splitting-in-node-js-root-cause-analysis/nvd
- info.safebreach.com/hubfs/Node-js-Response-Splitting.pdfnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177184.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177673.htmlnvd
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/135711/Node.js-HTTP-Response-Splitting.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/83141nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-43nvd
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