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CVE-2026-63379

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Description

Libevent is an event notification library. Prior to 2.1.13 and 2.2.2-alpha, libevent processes chunked HTTP trailers in http.c through evhttp_read_trailer and merges them into request headers. The fix introduces evhttp_parse_headers_impl_ and a temporary trailer header list. An unauthenticated remote attacker can place security-sensitive fields in trailers so that an upstream proxy and the libevent application interpret different effective headers, enabling header smuggling, authorization bypass, proxy-header spoofing, or cache poisoning. The fix parses trailers into a temporary header list and discards them instead of merging them into req->input_headers. This issue is fixed in versions 2.1.13 and 2.2.2-alpha.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.3 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-08-20 18:16:35.200000
Last modified
2026-10-26 10:10:00.140000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-63379",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-08-20T18:16:35.200",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T10:10:00.140",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
  "cveTags": [],
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Libevent is an event notification library. Prior to 2.1.13 and 2.2.2-alpha, libevent processes chunked HTTP trailers in http.c through evhttp_read_trailer and merges them into request headers. The fix introduces evhttp_parse_headers_impl_ and a temporary trailer header list. An unauthenticated remote attacker can place security-sensitive fields in trailers so that an upstream proxy and the libevent application interpret different effective headers, enabling header smuggling, authorization bypass, proxy-header spoofing, or cache poisoning. The fix parses trailers into a temporary header list and discards them instead of merging them into req->input_headers. This issue is fixed in versions 2.1.13 and 2.2.2-alpha."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Libevent es una biblioteca de notificación de eventos. Antes de 2.1.13 y 2.2.2-alpha, libevent procesa los tráileres HTTP segmentados en http.c a través de evhttp_read_trailer y los fusiona en los encabezados de solicitud. La corrección introduce evhttp_parse_headers_impl_ y una lista temporal de encabezados de tráiler. Un atacante remoto no autenticado puede colocar campos sensibles a la seguridad en los tráileres de modo que un proxy ascendente y la aplicación libevent interpreten encabezados efectivos diferentes, lo que permite el contrabando de encabezados, la omisión de autorización, la suplantación de encabezados de proxy o el envenenamiento de caché. La corrección analiza los tráileres en una lista temporal de encabezados y los descarta en lugar de fusionarlos en req  ->  input_headers. Este problema está corregido en las versiones 2.1.13 y 2.2.2-alpha."
    }
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    {
      "url": "https://github.com/libevent/libevent/commit/87e8e44fa774e9677b089b1a5114ee68aefa1636",
      "source": "[email protected]"
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    {
      "url": "https://github.com/libevent/libevent/commit/b847071141b3827900d536594ec9045eb0a4c485",
      "source": "[email protected]"
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    {
      "url": "https://github.com/libevent/libevent/releases/tag/release-2.1.13-stable",
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    {
      "url": "https://github.com/libevent/libevent/releases/tag/release-2.2.2-alpha",
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    {
      "url": "https://github.com/libevent/libevent/security/advisories/GHSA-2gmv-p5m7-98p6",
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}