The Update method in src/node_http_parser.cc in Node.js before 0.6.17 and 0.7 before 0.7.8 does not properly check the length of a string, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (request header contents) and possibly spoof HTTP headers via a zero length string.
blog.nodejs.org/2012/05/04/version-0-6-17-stable/
secunia.com/advisories/49066
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/08/4
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/08/8
github.com/joyent/node/commit/7b3fb22
github.com/joyent/node/commit/c9a231d
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