CVE-2021-38512
7.5 HIGHAn issue was discovered in the actix-http crate before 3.0.0-beta.9 for Rust
Published: 2021-08-10 · Last updated: 2026-06-17
Severity and scoring
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CWE
- CWE-444
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| actix | actix-http, fedora |
| fedoraproject | actix-http, fedora |
Description
An issue was discovered in the actix-http crate before 3.0.0-beta.9 for Rust. HTTP/1 request smuggling (aka HRS) can occur, potentially leading to credential disclosure.
Source: NVD
References
- [NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38512
- [Other]https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/67URRW4K47SR6LNQB4YALPLGGQMQK7HO/
- [Exploit reference]https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/actix-http/RUSTSEC-2021-0081.md
- [Other]https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0081.html
- [Other]https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/67URRW4K47SR6LNQB4YALPLGGQMQK7HO/
- [Exploit reference]https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/actix-http/RUSTSEC-2021-0081.md
- [Other]https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0081.html
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