# CVE-2019-19240: Embedthis GoAhead before 5.0.1 mishandles redirected HTTP requests with a large Host header.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-11-22 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Embedthis GoAhead before 5.0.1 mishandles redirected HTTP requests with a large Host header. The GoAhead WebsRedirect uses a static host buffer that has a limited length and can overflow. This can cause a copy of the Host header to fail, leaving that buffer uninitialized, which may leak uninitialized data in a response.

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## References

- https://github.com/embedthis/goahead/issues/290
- https://github.com/embedthis/goahead/issues/289
- https://github.com/embedthis/goahead/releases/tag/v5.0.1

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