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HIGH

CVE-2018-1000164

CVSS v3

7.5

HIGH

EPSS Score

2.4 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

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Packages

  • gunicornPyPIall versions · fixed in 19.5.0

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2018-1000164 Red Hat Product Security2 known affected

    python-gunicorn: Improper neutralization of CRLF Sequences http/wsgi.py:process_headers() can allow an attacker to cause a server to return arbitrary HTTP headers

    python-gunicorn as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · python-gunicorn as a component of Red Hat Storage Console 2

Full record on NVD

Description

gunicorn version 19.4.5 contains a CWE-113: Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers vulnerability in "process_headers" function in "gunicorn/http/wsgi.py" that can result in an attacker causing the server to return arbitrary HTTP headers. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 19.5.0.

Technical details

Published
2018-04-18

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1000164?

gunicorn version 19.4.5 contains a CWE-113: Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers vulnerability in "process_headers" function in "gunicorn/http/wsgi.py" that can result in an attacker causing the server to return arbitrary HTTP headers. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 19.5.0.

Is CVE-2018-1000164 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-1000164 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.4% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-1000164?

CVE-2018-1000164 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity).

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