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Description

httpd function check_header/3 rejects duplicate Content-Length (per CVE-2026-23941) but never checks for the TE+CL co-presence that RFC 9112 §6.3 identifies as a probable smuggling attempt. handle_body/3 frames by chunked and silently discards Content-Length. A CL-preferring front-end paired with chunked-preferring inets creates a classic CL.TE front-end/back-end desync.

This issue affects OTP from OTP 17.0 before OTP 27.3.4.17, from OTP 28.0 before OTP 28.5.0.6, and from OTP 29.0 before OTP 29.0.6, corresponding to inets from 5.10 before 9.3.2.7, from 9.4 before 9.6.2.3, and from 9.7 before 9.7.2. Whether OTP before OTP 17.0, corresponding to inets before 5.10, is affected is unknown.

Weaknesses & attack patterns

Weakness

CWE-444 · Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling') in catalog → MITRE ↗

Attack patterns

CAPEC-33 · HTTP Request Smuggling MITRE ↗

Affected — Erlang

< 17.0 status unknown
17.0 < 27.3.4.17 affected
maint-28 28.0 < 28.5.0.6 affected
maint-29 29.0 < 29.0.6 affected
every other version: unaffected
cpe cpe:2.3:a:erlang:erlang/otp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Affected — pkg:otp/inets Repository ↗

< 5.10 status unknown
5.10 < 9.3.2.7 affected
9.4 < 9.6.2.3 affected
9.7 < 9.7.2 affected
every other version: unaffected
cpe cpe:2.3:a:erlang:erlang/otp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Affected — GitHub / erlang/otp Repository ↗

84adefa < 591dc00 affected
every other version: unaffected
cpe cpe:2.3:a:erlang:erlang/otp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References

Credits

Konrad Pietrzak / Ericsson Remediation developer
Lukas Backström / Erlang Solutions Finder

CVSS breakdown

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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