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CVE-2017-7656

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  • Published2018-06-26
  • Fixed in9.4.11 · 9.3.24
  • WeaknessCWE-444

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Description

In Eclipse Jetty, versions 9.2.x and older, 9.3.x (all configurations), and 9.4.x (non-default configuration with RFC2616 compliance enabled), HTTP/0.9 is handled poorly. An HTTP/1 style request line (i.e. method space URI space version) that declares a version of HTTP/0.9 was accepted and treated as a 0.9 request. If deployed behind an intermediary that also accepted and passed through the 0.9 version (but did not act on it), then the response sent could be interpreted by the intermediary as HTTP/1 headers. This could be used to poison the cache if the server allowed the origin client to generate arbitrary content in the response.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-06-2615:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Eclipse jetty
BranchAffectedFixed in
9.4≥ 9.4.0, < 9.4.119.4.11
9.3≥ 9.3.0, < 9.3.249.3.24
9.2≤ 9.2.26no fix published
jetty-server
BranchAffectedFixed in
9.4≥ 9.4.0, < 9.4.11.v201806059.4.11.v20180605
9.3< 9.3.24.v201806059.3.24.v20180605
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
9.0= 9.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Eclipse jetty to 9.4.11 · 9.3.24

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.07.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.05read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-444read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score6.3 %2026-10-22
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Published
2018-06-26
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7656?

In Eclipse Jetty, versions 9.2.x and older, 9.3.x (all configurations), and 9.4.x (non-default configuration with RFC2616 compliance enabled), HTTP/0.9 is handled poorly. An HTTP/1 style request line (i.e. method space URI space version) that declares a version of HTTP/0.9 was accepted and treated as a 0.9 request. If deployed behind an intermediary that also accepted and passed through the 0.9 version (but did not act on it), then the response sent could be interpreted by the intermediary as HTTP/1 headers. This could be used to poison the cache if the server allowed the origin client to generate arbitrary content in the response.

Is CVE-2017-7656 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-7656 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 6.3% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-7656?

CVE-2017-7656 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

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