Security advisory

{
  "id": "999c85e8acd885bbadddedb8afe807db71a50c1395106d0b41fd5ecbc8ace409",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-9900",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2019-9900",
    "summary": "When parsing HTTP/1.x header values, Envoy 1.9.0 and before does not reject embedded zero characters (NUL, ASCII 0x0). This allows remote attackers crafting header values containing embedded NUL characters to potentially bypass header matching rules, gaining access to unauthorized resources.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2019-9900",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2019-9900",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2019-9900",
        "GHSA-x74r-f4mw-c32h"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "37bfd8ac347955661af695a417492655b21939dc"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "1.9.0"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "v1.9.0",
            "v1.8.0",
            "v1.7.0",
            "v1.6.0",
            "v1.5.0",
            "v1.4.0",
            "v1.3.0",
            "v1.2.0",
            "v1.1.0",
            "v1.0.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2019-9900.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:50:57.647828364Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/envoy-announce/VoHfnDqZiAM",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0741",
        "https://www.envoyproxy.io/docs/envoy/v1.9.1/intro/version_history",
        "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/issues/6434",
        "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-x74r-f4mw-c32h"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2019-9900",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 382397,
  "published_at": "2019-04-25T15:29:01.497+00:00"
}