cpp-httplib - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: cpp-httplib (main)
version: 0.18.7-1
maintainer: Andrea Pappacoda (DMD) (LowNMU)
arch: any
std-ver: 4.7.2
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]

[pool directory]

stable: 0.11.4+ds-1+deb12u1
testing: 0.18.7-1
unstable: 0.18.7-1
exp: 0.20.1+ds-3

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0.20.1+ds-3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

libcpp-httplib-dev
libcpp-httplib0.18

action needed

A new upstream version is available: 0.22.0 high

A new upstream version 0.22.0 is available, you should consider packaging it.

Created: 2024-09-03 Last update: 2025-07-03 16:00

The VCS repository is not up to date, push the missing commits. high

vcswatch reports that the current version of the package is not in its VCS.
Either you need to push your commits and/or your tags, or the information about the package's VCS are out of date. A common cause of the latter issue when using the Git VCS is not specifying the correct branch when the packaging is not in the default one (remote HEAD branch), which is usually "master" but can be modified in salsa.debian.org in the project's general settings with the "Default Branch" field). Alternatively the Vcs-Git field in debian/control can contain a "-b <branch-name>" suffix to indicate what branch is used for the Debian packaging.

Created: 2025-06-05 Last update: 2025-06-28 06:02

2 security issues in trixie high

There are 2 open security issues in trixie.

2 important issues:

CVE-2025-46728: cpp-httplib is a C++ header-only HTTP/HTTPS server and client library. Prior to version 0.20.1, the library fails to enforce configured size limits on incoming request bodies when `Transfer-Encoding: chunked` is used or when no `Content-Length` header is provided. A remote attacker can send a chunked request without the terminating zero-length chunk, causing uncontrolled memory allocation on the server. This leads to potential exhaustion of system memory and results in a server crash or unresponsiveness. Version 0.20.1 fixes the issue by enforcing limits during parsing. If the limit is exceeded at any point during reading, the connection is terminated immediately. A short-term workaround through a Reverse Proxy is available. If updating the library immediately is not feasible, deploy a reverse proxy (e.g., Nginx, HAProxy) in front of the `cpp-httplib` application. Configure the proxy to enforce maximum request body size limits, thereby stopping excessively large requests before they reach the vulnerable library code.
CVE-2025-52887: cpp-httplib is a C++11 single-file header-only cross platform HTTP/HTTPS library. In version 0.21.0, when many http headers fields are passed in, the library does not limit the number of headers, and the memory associated with the headers will not be released when the connection is disconnected. This leads to potential exhaustion of system memory and results in a server crash or unresponsiveness. Version 0.22.0 contains a patch for the issue.

Created: 2025-05-07 Last update: 2025-06-27 03:58

2 security issues in sid high

There are 2 open security issues in sid.

2 important issues:

CVE-2025-46728: cpp-httplib is a C++ header-only HTTP/HTTPS server and client library. Prior to version 0.20.1, the library fails to enforce configured size limits on incoming request bodies when `Transfer-Encoding: chunked` is used or when no `Content-Length` header is provided. A remote attacker can send a chunked request without the terminating zero-length chunk, causing uncontrolled memory allocation on the server. This leads to potential exhaustion of system memory and results in a server crash or unresponsiveness. Version 0.20.1 fixes the issue by enforcing limits during parsing. If the limit is exceeded at any point during reading, the connection is terminated immediately. A short-term workaround through a Reverse Proxy is available. If updating the library immediately is not feasible, deploy a reverse proxy (e.g., Nginx, HAProxy) in front of the `cpp-httplib` application. Configure the proxy to enforce maximum request body size limits, thereby stopping excessively large requests before they reach the vulnerable library code.
CVE-2025-52887: cpp-httplib is a C++11 single-file header-only cross platform HTTP/HTTPS library. In version 0.21.0, when many http headers fields are passed in, the library does not limit the number of headers, and the memory associated with the headers will not be released when the connection is disconnected. This leads to potential exhaustion of system memory and results in a server crash or unresponsiveness. Version 0.22.0 contains a patch for the issue.

Created: 2025-05-07 Last update: 2025-06-27 03:58

3 security issues in bookworm high

There are 3 open security issues in bookworm.

2 important issues:

CVE-2025-46728: cpp-httplib is a C++ header-only HTTP/HTTPS server and client library. Prior to version 0.20.1, the library fails to enforce configured size limits on incoming request bodies when `Transfer-Encoding: chunked` is used or when no `Content-Length` header is provided. A remote attacker can send a chunked request without the terminating zero-length chunk, causing uncontrolled memory allocation on the server. This leads to potential exhaustion of system memory and results in a server crash or unresponsiveness. Version 0.20.1 fixes the issue by enforcing limits during parsing. If the limit is exceeded at any point during reading, the connection is terminated immediately. A short-term workaround through a Reverse Proxy is available. If updating the library immediately is not feasible, deploy a reverse proxy (e.g., Nginx, HAProxy) in front of the `cpp-httplib` application. Configure the proxy to enforce maximum request body size limits, thereby stopping excessively large requests before they reach the vulnerable library code.
CVE-2025-52887: cpp-httplib is a C++11 single-file header-only cross platform HTTP/HTTPS library. In version 0.21.0, when many http headers fields are passed in, the library does not limit the number of headers, and the memory associated with the headers will not be released when the connection is disconnected. This leads to potential exhaustion of system memory and results in a server crash or unresponsiveness. Version 0.22.0 contains a patch for the issue.

1 issue left for the package maintainer to handle:

CVE-2025-0825: (needs triaging) cpp-httplib version v0.17.3 through v0.18.3 fails to filter CRLF characters ("\r\n") when those are prefixed with a null byte. This enables attackers to exploit CRLF injection that could further lead to HTTP Response Splitting, XSS, and more.

You can find information about how to handle this issue in the security team's documentation.

Created: 2025-02-07 Last update: 2025-06-27 03:58

1 bug tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 1 bug, consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2025-01-06 Last update: 2025-07-03 19:30

Build log checks report 2 warnings low

Build log checks report 2 warnings

Created: 2021-11-27 Last update: 2022-02-24 19:31

testing migrations

This package will soon be part of the auto-cpp-httplib transition. You might want to ensure that your package is ready for it. You can probably find supplementary information in the debian-release archives or in the corresponding release.debian.org bug.

news

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[2025-06-20] Accepted cpp-httplib 0.20.1+ds-3 (amd64 source) into experimental (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Andrea Pappacoda)
[2025-03-14] cpp-httplib 0.18.7-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-03-11] Accepted cpp-httplib 0.18.7-1 (source) into unstable (Andrea Pappacoda)
[2024-10-06] Accepted cpp-httplib 0.18.0+ds-1 (source arm64) into experimental (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Christian Hofstaedtler)
[2024-09-20] cpp-httplib 0.16.3+ds-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-09-17] Accepted cpp-httplib 0.16.3+ds-2 (source) into unstable (Andrea Pappacoda)
[2024-08-21] cpp-httplib 0.16.3+ds-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-08-18] Accepted cpp-httplib 0.16.3+ds-1 (source) into unstable (Andrea Pappacoda)
[2024-08-03] Accepted cpp-httplib 0.16.0+ds-1 (source amd64) into experimental (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: bage@debian.org)
[2024-07-10] cpp-httplib 0.15.3+ds-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-07-07] Accepted cpp-httplib 0.15.3+ds-3 (source) into unstable (Andrea Pappacoda)
[2024-06-26] cpp-httplib 0.15.3+ds-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-06-23] Accepted cpp-httplib 0.15.3+ds-2 (source) into unstable (Andrea Pappacoda)
[2024-06-23] Accepted cpp-httplib 0.15.3+ds-1 (source amd64) into experimental (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: bage@debian.org)
[2024-05-03] cpp-httplib 0.14.3+ds-1.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-02-28] Accepted cpp-httplib 0.14.3+ds-1.1 (source) into unstable (Steve Langasek)
[2024-01-30] Accepted cpp-httplib 0.14.3+ds-1.1~exp1 (source amd64) into experimental (Michael Hudson-Doyle)
[2023-12-27] cpp-httplib 0.14.3+ds-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-12-24] Accepted cpp-httplib 0.14.3+ds-1 (source) into unstable (Andrea Pappacoda)
[2023-12-14] cpp-httplib 0.14.2+ds-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-12-11] Accepted cpp-httplib 0.14.2+ds-1 (source) into unstable (Andrea Pappacoda)
[2023-12-04] cpp-httplib 0.14.1+ds-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-11-30] Accepted cpp-httplib 0.14.1+ds-2 (source) into unstable (Andrea Pappacoda)
[2023-10-23] cpp-httplib 0.14.1+ds-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-10-20] Accepted cpp-httplib 0.14.1+ds-1 (source) into unstable (Andrea Pappacoda)
[2023-09-17] Accepted cpp-httplib 0.14.0+ds-1 (source amd64) into experimental (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: bage@debian.org)
[2023-09-03] cpp-httplib 0.13.1+ds-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-07-16] Accepted cpp-httplib 0.11.4+ds-1+deb12u1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Andrea Pappacoda)
[2023-07-15] Accepted cpp-httplib 0.13.1+ds-1 (source amd64) into unstable (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: bage@debian.org)
[2023-07-15] cpp-httplib 0.11.4+ds-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 4
RC: 0
I&N: 3
M&W: 1
F&P: 0
patch: 1

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