A flaw was found in libsoup.
A flaw was found in libsoup. The chunked transfer encoding parser uses a permissive parsing function for chunk sizes that silently accepts inputs violating RFC 9112, including leading whitespace, plus sign prefixes, and trailing invalid characters. When libsoup operates behind a strict frontend proxy, this parsing differential can be exploited to smuggle HTTP requests.
Read at NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0)
- CVSS
- 5.4
Why it ranks 3 (Routine)
- CVSS 5.4 medium
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.
Links
- NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0) (nvd.nist.gov)
- CVE-2026-66338 on this site · NVD · CVE.org · Vulnpedia
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