Transfer-Encoding header ======================== ## `chunked` ### Parsing and setting flag ```http PUT /url HTTP/1.1 Transfer-Encoding: chunked ``` ```log off=0 message begin off=0 len=3 span[method]="PUT" off=3 method complete off=4 len=4 span[url]="/url" off=9 url complete off=14 len=3 span[version]="1.1" off=17 version complete off=19 len=17 span[header_field]="Transfer-Encoding" off=37 header_field complete off=38 len=7 span[header_value]="chunked" off=47 header_value complete off=49 headers complete method=4 v=1/1 flags=208 content_length=0 ``` ### Parse chunks with lowercase size ```http PUT /url HTTP/1.1 Transfer-Encoding: chunked a 0123456789 0 ``` ```log off=0 message begin off=0 len=3 span[method]="PUT" off=3 method complete off=4 len=4 span[url]="/url" off=9 url complete off=14 len=3 span[version]="1.1" off=17 version complete off=19 len=17 span[header_field]="Transfer-Encoding" off=37 header_field complete off=38 len=7 span[header_value]="chunked" off=47 header_value complete off=49 headers complete method=4 v=1/1 flags=208 content_length=0 off=52 chunk header len=10 off=52 len=10 span[body]="0123456789" off=64 chunk complete off=67 chunk header len=0 off=69 chunk complete off=69 message complete ``` ### Parse chunks with uppercase size ```http PUT /url HTTP/1.1 Transfer-Encoding: chunked A 0123456789 0 ``` ```log off=0 message begin off=0 len=3 span[method]="PUT" off=3 method complete off=4 len=4 span[url]="/url" off=9 url complete off=14 len=3 span[version]="1.1" off=17 version complete off=19 len=17 span[header_field]="Transfer-Encoding" off=37 header_field complete off=38 len=7 span[header_value]="chunked" off=47 header_value complete off=49 headers complete method=4 v=1/1 flags=208 content_length=0 off=52 chunk header len=10 off=52 len=10 span[body]="0123456789" off=64 chunk complete off=67 chunk header len=0 off=69 chunk complete off=69 message complete ``` ### POST with `Transfer-Encoding: chunked` ```http POST /post_chunked_all_your_base HTTP/1.1 Transfer-Encoding: chunked 1e all your base are belong to us 0 ``` ```log off=0 message begin off=0 len=4 span[method]="POST" off=4 method complete off=5 len=27 span[url]="/post_chunked_all_your_base" off=33 url complete off=38 len=3 span[version]="1.1" off=41 version complete off=43 len=17 span[header_field]="Transfer-Encoding" off=61 header_field complete off=62 len=7 span[header_value]="chunked" off=71 header_value complete off=73 headers complete method=3 v=1/1 flags=208 content_length=0 off=77 chunk header len=30 off=77 len=30 span[body]="all your base are belong to us" off=109 chunk complete off=112 chunk header len=0 off=114 chunk complete off=114 message complete ``` ### Two chunks and triple zero prefixed end chunk ```http POST /two_chunks_mult_zero_end HTTP/1.1 Transfer-Encoding: chunked 5 hello 6 world 000 ``` ```log off=0 message begin off=0 len=4 span[method]="POST" off=4 method complete off=5 len=25 span[url]="/two_chunks_mult_zero_end" off=31 url complete off=36 len=3 span[version]="1.1" off=39 version complete off=41 len=17 span[header_field]="Transfer-Encoding" off=59 header_field complete off=60 len=7 span[header_value]="chunked" off=69 header_value complete off=71 headers complete method=3 v=1/1 flags=208 content_length=0 off=74 chunk header len=5 off=74 len=5 span[body]="hello" off=81 chunk complete off=84 chunk header len=6 off=84 len=6 span[body]=" world" off=92 chunk complete off=97 chunk header len=0 off=99 chunk complete off=99 message complete ``` ### Trailing headers ```http POST /chunked_w_trailing_headers HTTP/1.1 Transfer-Encoding: chunked 5 hello 6 world 0 Vary: * Content-Type: text/plain ``` ```log off=0 message begin off=0 len=4 span[method]="POST" off=4 method complete off=5 len=27 span[url]="/chunked_w_trailing_headers" off=33 url complete off=38 len=3 span[version]="1.1" off=41 version complete off=43 len=17 span[header_field]="Transfer-Encoding" off=61 header_field complete off=62 len=7 span[header_value]="chunked" off=71 header_value complete off=73 headers complete method=3 v=1/1 flags=208 content_length=0 off=76 chunk header len=5 off=76 len=5 span[body]="hello" off=83 chunk complete off=86 chunk header len=6 off=86 len=6 span[body]=" world" off=94 chunk complete off=97 chunk header len=0 off=97 len=4 span[header_field]="Vary" off=102 header_field complete off=103 len=1 span[header_value]="*" off=106 header_value complete off=106 len=12 span[header_field]="Content-Type" off=119 header_field complete off=120 len=10 span[header_value]="text/plain" off=132 header_value complete off=134 chunk complete off=134 message complete ``` ### Chunk extensions ```http POST /chunked_w_unicorns_after_length HTTP/1.1 Transfer-Encoding: chunked 5;ilovew3;somuchlove=aretheseparametersfor hello 6;blahblah;blah world 0 ``` ```log off=0 message begin off=0 len=4 span[method]="POST" off=4 method complete off=5 len=32 span[url]="/chunked_w_unicorns_after_length" off=38 url complete off=43 len=3 span[version]="1.1" off=46 version complete off=48 len=17 span[header_field]="Transfer-Encoding" off=66 header_field complete off=67 len=7 span[header_value]="chunked" off=76 header_value complete off=78 headers complete method=3 v=1/1 flags=208 content_length=0 off=80 len=7 span[chunk_extension_name]="ilovew3" off=88 chunk_extension_name complete off=88 len=10 span[chunk_extension_name]="somuchlove" off=99 chunk_extension_name complete off=99 len=21 span[chunk_extension_value]="aretheseparametersfor" off=121 chunk_extension_value complete off=122 chunk header len=5 off=122 len=5 span[body]="hello" off=129 chunk complete off=131 len=8 span[chunk_extension_name]="blahblah" off=140 chunk_extension_name complete off=140 len=4 span[chunk_extension_name]="blah" off=145 chunk_extension_name complete off=146 chunk header len=6 off=146 len=6 span[body]=" world" off=154 chunk complete off=157 chunk header len=0 ``` ### No semicolon before chunk extensions ```http POST /chunked_w_unicorns_after_length HTTP/1.1 Host: localhost Transfer-encoding: chunked 2 erfrferferf aa 0 rrrr ``` ```log off=0 message begin off=0 len=4 span[method]="POST" off=4 method complete off=5 len=32 span[url]="/chunked_w_unicorns_after_length" off=38 url complete off=43 len=3 span[version]="1.1" off=46 version complete off=48 len=4 span[header_field]="Host" off=53 header_field complete off=54 len=9 span[header_value]="localhost" off=65 header_value complete off=65 len=17 span[header_field]="Transfer-encoding" off=83 header_field complete off=84 len=7 span[header_value]="chunked" off=93 header_value complete off=95 headers complete method=3 v=1/1 flags=208 content_length=0 off=96 error code=12 reason="Invalid character in chunk size" ``` ### No extension after semicolon ```http POST /chunked_w_unicorns_after_length HTTP/1.1 Host: localhost Transfer-encoding: chunked 2; aa 0 ``` ```log off=0 message begin off=0 len=4 span[method]="POST" off=4 method complete off=5 len=32 span[url]="/chunked_w_unicorns_after_length" off=38 url complete off=43 len=3 span[version]="1.1" off=46 version complete off=48 len=4 span[header_field]="Host" off=53 header_field complete off=54 len=9 span[header_value]="localhost" off=65 header_value complete off=65 len=17 span[header_field]="Transfer-encoding" off=83 header_field complete off=84 len=7 span[header_value]="chunked" off=93 header_value complete off=95 headers complete method=3 v=1/1 flags=208 content_length=0 off=98 error code=2 reason="Invalid character in chunk extensions" ``` ### Chunk extensions quoting ```http POST /chunked_w_unicorns_after_length HTTP/1.1 Transfer-Encoding: chunked 5;ilovew3="I love; extensions";somuchlove="aretheseparametersfor";blah;foo=bar hello 6;blahblah;blah world 0 ``` ```log off=0 message begin off=0 len=4 span[method]="POST" off=4 method complete off=5 len=32 span[url]="/chunked_w_unicorns_after_length" off=38 url complete off=43 len=3 span[version]="1.1" off=46 version complete off=48 len=17 span[header_field]="Transfer-Encoding" off=66 header_field complete off=67 len=7 span[header_value]="chunked" off=76 header_value complete off=78 headers complete method=3 v=1/1 flags=208 content_length=0 off=80 len=7 span[chunk_extension_name]="ilovew3" off=88 chunk_extension_name complete off=88 len=20 span[chunk_extension_value]=""I love; extensions"" off=108 chunk_extension_value complete off=109 len=10 span[chunk_extension_name]="somuchlove" off=120 chunk_extension_name complete off=120 len=23 span[chunk_extension_value]=""aretheseparametersfor"" off=143 chunk_extension_value complete off=144 len=4 span[chunk_extension_name]="blah" off=149 chunk_extension_name complete off=149 len=3 span[chunk_extension_name]="foo" off=153 chunk_extension_name complete off=153 len=3 span[chunk_extension_value]="bar" off=157 chunk_extension_value complete off=158 chunk header len=5 off=158 len=5 span[body]="hello" off=165 chunk complete off=167 len=8 span[chunk_extension_name]="blahblah" off=176 chunk_extension_name complete off=176 len=4 span[chunk_extension_name]="blah" off=181 chunk_extension_name complete off=182 chunk header len=6 off=182 len=6 span[body]=" world" off=190 chunk complete off=193 chunk header len=0 ``` ### Unbalanced chunk extensions quoting ```http POST /chunked_w_unicorns_after_length HTTP/1.1 Transfer-Encoding: chunked 5;ilovew3="abc";somuchlove="def; ghi hello 6;blahblah;blah world 0 ``` ```log off=0 message begin off=0 len=4 span[method]="POST" off=4 method complete off=5 len=32 span[url]="/chunked_w_unicorns_after_length" off=38 url complete off=43 len=3 span[version]="1.1" off=46 version complete off=48 len=17 span[header_field]="Transfer-Encoding" off=66 header_field complete off=67 len=7 span[header_value]="chunked" off=76 header_value complete off=78 headers complete method=3 v=1/1 flags=208 content_length=0 off=80 len=7 span[chunk_extension_name]="ilovew3" off=88 chunk_extension_name complete off=88 len=5 span[chunk_extension_value]=""abc"" off=93 chunk_extension_value complete off=94 len=10 span[chunk_extension_name]="somuchlove" off=105 chunk_extension_name complete off=105 len=9 span[chunk_extension_value]=""def; ghi" off=115 error code=2 reason="Invalid character in chunk extensions quoted value" ``` ## Ignoring `pigeons` Requests cannot have invalid `Transfer-Encoding`. It is impossible to determine their body size. Not erroring would make HTTP smuggling attacks possible. ```http PUT /url HTTP/1.1 Transfer-Encoding: pigeons ``` ```log off=0 message begin off=0 len=3 span[method]="PUT" off=3 method complete off=4 len=4 span[url]="/url" off=9 url complete off=14 len=3 span[version]="1.1" off=17 version complete off=19 len=17 span[header_field]="Transfer-Encoding" off=37 header_field complete off=38 len=7 span[header_value]="pigeons" off=47 header_value complete off=49 headers complete method=4 v=1/1 flags=200 content_length=0 off=49 error code=15 reason="Request has invalid `Transfer-Encoding`" ``` ## POST with `Transfer-Encoding` and `Content-Length` ```http POST /post_identity_body_world?q=search#hey HTTP/1.1 Accept: */* Transfer-Encoding: identity Content-Length: 5 World ``` ```log off=0 message begin off=0 len=4 span[method]="POST" off=4 method complete off=5 len=38 span[url]="/post_identity_body_world?q=search#hey" off=44 url complete off=49 len=3 span[version]="1.1" off=52 version complete off=54 len=6 span[header_field]="Accept" off=61 header_field complete off=62 len=3 span[header_value]="*/*" off=67 header_value complete off=67 len=17 span[header_field]="Transfer-Encoding" off=85 header_field complete off=86 len=8 span[header_value]="identity" off=96 header_value complete off=96 len=14 span[header_field]="Content-Length" off=111 header_field complete off=112 len=1 span[header_value]="5" off=115 header_value complete off=117 error code=4 reason="Content-Length can't be present with Transfer-Encoding" ``` ## POST with `Transfer-Encoding` and `Content-Length` (lenient) TODO(indutny): should we allow it even in lenient mode? (Consider disabling this). NOTE: `Content-Length` is ignored when `Transfer-Encoding` is present. Messages (in lenient mode) are read until EOF. ```http POST /post_identity_body_world?q=search#hey HTTP/1.1 Accept: */* Transfer-Encoding: identity Content-Length: 1 World ``` ```log off=0 message begin off=0 len=4 span[method]="POST" off=4 method complete off=5 len=38 span[url]="/post_identity_body_world?q=search#hey" off=44 url complete off=49 len=3 span[version]="1.1" off=52 version complete off=54 len=6 span[header_field]="Accept" off=61 header_field complete off=62 len=3 span[header_value]="*/*" off=67 header_value complete off=67 len=17 span[header_field]="Transfer-Encoding" off=85 header_field complete off=86 len=8 span[header_value]="identity" off=96 header_value complete off=96 len=14 span[header_field]="Content-Length" off=111 header_field complete off=112 len=1 span[header_value]="1" off=115 header_value complete off=117 headers complete method=3 v=1/1 flags=220 content_length=1 off=117 len=5 span[body]="World" ``` ## POST with `chunked` before other transfer coding names ```http POST /post_identity_body_world?q=search#hey HTTP/1.1 Accept: */* Transfer-Encoding: chunked, deflate World ``` ```log off=0 message begin off=0 len=4 span[method]="POST" off=4 method complete off=5 len=38 span[url]="/post_identity_body_world?q=search#hey" off=44 url complete off=49 len=3 span[version]="1.1" off=52 version complete off=54 len=6 span[header_field]="Accept" off=61 header_field complete off=62 len=3 span[header_value]="*/*" off=67 header_value complete off=67 len=17 span[header_field]="Transfer-Encoding" off=85 header_field complete off=86 len=7 span[header_value]="chunked" off=94 error code=15 reason="Invalid `Transfer-Encoding` header value" ``` ## POST with `chunked` and duplicate transfer-encoding ```http POST /post_identity_body_world?q=search#hey HTTP/1.1 Accept: */* Transfer-Encoding: chunked Transfer-Encoding: deflate World ``` ```log off=0 message begin off=0 len=4 span[method]="POST" off=4 method complete off=5 len=38 span[url]="/post_identity_body_world?q=search#hey" off=44 url complete off=49 len=3 span[version]="1.1" off=52 version complete off=54 len=6 span[header_field]="Accept" off=61 header_field complete off=62 len=3 span[header_value]="*/*" off=67 header_value complete off=67 len=17 span[header_field]="Transfer-Encoding" off=85 header_field complete off=86 len=7 span[header_value]="chunked" off=95 header_value complete off=95 len=17 span[header_field]="Transfer-Encoding" off=113 header_field complete off=114 len=0 span[header_value]="" off=115 error code=15 reason="Invalid `Transfer-Encoding` header value" ``` ## POST with `chunked` before other transfer-coding (lenient) ```http POST /post_identity_body_world?q=search#hey HTTP/1.1 Accept: */* Transfer-Encoding: chunked, deflate World ``` ```log off=0 message begin off=0 len=4 span[method]="POST" off=4 method complete off=5 len=38 span[url]="/post_identity_body_world?q=search#hey" off=44 url complete off=49 len=3 span[version]="1.1" off=52 version complete off=54 len=6 span[header_field]="Accept" off=61 header_field complete off=62 len=3 span[header_value]="*/*" off=67 header_value complete off=67 len=17 span[header_field]="Transfer-Encoding" off=85 header_field complete off=86 len=16 span[header_value]="chunked, deflate" off=104 header_value complete off=106 headers complete method=3 v=1/1 flags=200 content_length=0 off=106 len=5 span[body]="World" ``` ## POST with `chunked` and duplicate transfer-encoding (lenient) ```http POST /post_identity_body_world?q=search#hey HTTP/1.1 Accept: */* Transfer-Encoding: chunked Transfer-Encoding: deflate World ``` ```log off=0 message begin off=0 len=4 span[method]="POST" off=4 method complete off=5 len=38 span[url]="/post_identity_body_world?q=search#hey" off=44 url complete off=49 len=3 span[version]="1.1" off=52 version complete off=54 len=6 span[header_field]="Accept" off=61 header_field complete off=62 len=3 span[header_value]="*/*" off=67 header_value complete off=67 len=17 span[header_field]="Transfer-Encoding" off=85 header_field complete off=86 len=7 span[header_value]="chunked" off=95 header_value complete off=95 len=17 span[header_field]="Transfer-Encoding" off=113 header_field complete off=114 len=7 span[header_value]="deflate" off=123 header_value complete off=125 headers complete method=3 v=1/1 flags=200 content_length=0 off=125 len=5 span[body]="World" ``` ## POST with `chunked` as last transfer-encoding ```http POST /post_identity_body_world?q=search#hey HTTP/1.1 Accept: */* Transfer-Encoding: deflate, chunked 5 World 0 ``` ```log off=0 message begin off=0 len=4 span[method]="POST" off=4 method complete off=5 len=38 span[url]="/post_identity_body_world?q=search#hey" off=44 url complete off=49 len=3 span[version]="1.1" off=52 version complete off=54 len=6 span[header_field]="Accept" off=61 header_field complete off=62 len=3 span[header_value]="*/*" off=67 header_value complete off=67 len=17 span[header_field]="Transfer-Encoding" off=85 header_field complete off=86 len=16 span[header_value]="deflate, chunked" off=104 header_value complete off=106 headers complete method=3 v=1/1 flags=208 content_length=0 off=109 chunk header len=5 off=109 len=5 span[body]="World" off=116 chunk complete off=119 chunk header len=0 off=121 chunk complete off=121 message complete ``` ## POST with `chunked` as last transfer-encoding (multiple headers) ```http POST /post_identity_body_world?q=search#hey HTTP/1.1 Accept: */* Transfer-Encoding: deflate Transfer-Encoding: chunked 5 World 0 ``` ```log off=0 message begin off=0 len=4 span[method]="POST" off=4 method complete off=5 len=38 span[url]="/post_identity_body_world?q=search#hey" off=44 url complete off=49 len=3 span[version]="1.1" off=52 version complete off=54 len=6 span[header_field]="Accept" off=61 header_field complete off=62 len=3 span[header_value]="*/*" off=67 header_value complete off=67 len=17 span[header_field]="Transfer-Encoding" off=85 header_field complete off=86 len=7 span[header_value]="deflate" off=95 header_value complete off=95 len=17 span[header_field]="Transfer-Encoding" off=113 header_field complete off=114 len=7 span[header_value]="chunked" off=123 header_value complete off=125 headers complete method=3 v=1/1 flags=208 content_length=0 off=128 chunk header len=5 off=128 len=5 span[body]="World" off=135 chunk complete off=138 chunk header len=0 off=140 chunk complete off=140 message complete ``` ## POST with `chunkedchunked` as transfer-encoding ```http POST /post_identity_body_world?q=search#hey HTTP/1.1 Accept: */* Transfer-Encoding: chunkedchunked 5 World 0 ``` ```log off=0 message begin off=0 len=4 span[method]="POST" off=4 method complete off=5 len=38 span[url]="/post_identity_body_world?q=search#hey" off=44 url complete off=49 len=3 span[version]="1.1" off=52 version complete off=54 len=6 span[header_field]="Accept" off=61 header_field complete off=62 len=3 span[header_value]="*/*" off=67 header_value complete off=67 len=17 span[header_field]="Transfer-Encoding" off=85 header_field complete off=86 len=14 span[header_value]="chunkedchunked" off=102 header_value complete off=104 headers complete method=3 v=1/1 flags=200 content_length=0 off=104 error code=15 reason="Request has invalid `Transfer-Encoding`" ``` ## Missing last-chunk ```http PUT /url HTTP/1.1 Transfer-Encoding: chunked 3 foo ``` ```log off=0 message begin off=0 len=3 span[method]="PUT" off=3 method complete off=4 len=4 span[url]="/url" off=9 url complete off=14 len=3 span[version]="1.1" off=17 version complete off=19 len=17 span[header_field]="Transfer-Encoding" off=37 header_field complete off=38 len=7 span[header_value]="chunked" off=47 header_value complete off=49 headers complete method=4 v=1/1 flags=208 content_length=0 off=52 chunk header len=3 off=52 len=3 span[body]="foo" off=57 chunk complete off=57 error code=12 reason="Invalid character in chunk size" ``` ## Validate chunk parameters ```http PUT /url HTTP/1.1 Transfer-Encoding: chunked 3 \n \r\n\ foo ``` ```log off=0 message begin off=0 len=3 span[method]="PUT" off=3 method complete off=4 len=4 span[url]="/url" off=9 url complete off=14 len=3 span[version]="1.1" off=17 version complete off=19 len=17 span[header_field]="Transfer-Encoding" off=37 header_field complete off=38 len=7 span[header_value]="chunked" off=47 header_value complete off=49 headers complete method=4 v=1/1 flags=208 content_length=0 off=50 error code=12 reason="Invalid character in chunk size" ``` ## Invalid OBS fold after chunked value ```http PUT /url HTTP/1.1 Transfer-Encoding: chunked abc 5 World 0 ``` ```log off=0 message begin off=0 len=3 span[method]="PUT" off=3 method complete off=4 len=4 span[url]="/url" off=9 url complete off=14 len=3 span[version]="1.1" off=17 version complete off=19 len=17 span[header_field]="Transfer-Encoding" off=37 header_field complete off=38 len=7 span[header_value]="chunked" off=47 len=5 span[header_value]=" abc" off=54 header_value complete off=56 headers complete method=4 v=1/1 flags=200 content_length=0 off=56 error code=15 reason="Request has invalid `Transfer-Encoding`" ```