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9 changes: 1 addition & 8 deletions packages/bun-uws/src/Http2Context.h
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Expand Up @@ -166,13 +166,6 @@ static inline bool validFieldName(const char *p, unsigned n) {
return true;
}

/* The methods Bun.serve can represent: the HTTP/1 parser's strict set, in
* their RFC 9110 case-sensitive wire form. */
static inline bool isKnownMethod(std::string_view method) {
for (unsigned char c : method) if (!((c >= 'A' && c <= 'Z') || c == '-')) return false;
return Bun__HTTPMethod__from(method.data(), method.size()) != -1;
}

/* The request fields validation cares about. lshpack reports the HPACK
* static-table index when the peer used one for the name (nearly always);
* literal names fall back to a compare. */
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stream->remoteClosed = endStream;
streams.push_back(stream);
progressed = true;
if (!http2::isKnownMethod(method)) {
if (!isKnownMethod(method)) {
/* RFC 9110 §15.6.2. The router would dispatch it to the "any" handler,
* which cannot represent the method and would report GET. */
stream->writeStatus("501 Not Implemented")->end();
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Expand Up @@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ struct Http3Context {
rd->reset();

Http3Request req(s);
if (const char *status = http3RequestLineRefusal(req.getCaseSensitiveMethod(), req.getFullUrl(), req.getHeader("host"))) [[unlikely]] {

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

🔎 Supported by static analysis

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set -u
printf '%s\n' '--- changed call and nearby handler ---'
nl -ba packages/bun-uws/src/Http3Context.h | sed -n '1,100p'
printf '%s\n' '--- HTTP/3 request declaration and accessors ---'
nl -ba packages/bun-uws/src/Http3Request.h | sed -n '1,260p'
printf '%s\n' '--- refusal helper declarations/definitions and authority checks ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.{h,cpp,cc,c,mm}' -e 'http3RequestLineRefusal' -e 'authority' -e 'getHeader("host")' -e 'getHeader("Host")' packages/bun-uws src || true
printf '%s\n' '--- HTTP/2 listener authority validation context ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.{h,cpp,cc,c,mm}' -e 'HTTP/2' -e 'authority mismatch' -e 'getHeader("host")' -e 'getHeader("Host")' packages/bun-uws src || true

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nl -ba packages/bun-uws/src/Http3Request.h | sed -n '1,260p'
printf '%s\n' '--- refusal helper and authority checks ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.{h,cpp,cc,c,mm}' -e 'http3RequestLineRefusal' -e 'authority' -e 'getHeader("host")' -e 'getHeader("Host")' packages/bun-uws src || true

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site:github.com/oven-sh/bun packages/bun-uws/src/Http3Request.h getHeader authority

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The matching Bun source is `packages/bun-uws/src/Http3Request.h`. A recent Bun change says `Http3Request` reads the decoded header list, and trims leading/trailing whitespace from header values—including `:authority`, which Bun exposes as `Host`. ([git.seppjm.com](https://git.seppjm.com/mirrors/bun.sh?utm_source=openai))

The search results don’t show the exact `getHeader()` implementation, so they don’t establish whether it treats `authority` specially beyond that trimming behavior.

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- 1: https://git.seppjm.com/mirrors/bun.sh?utm_source=openai

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printf '%s\n' '--- HTTP/3 refusal helper ---'
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RFC 9114 section 4.3.1 HTTP/3 :authority Host header fields different values

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RFC 9114 §4.3.1 says that when both `:authority` and `Host` are present, **they MUST contain the same value**. Different values violate the requirement; the RFC says a request with invalid pseudo-header values is malformed. ([rfc-editor.org](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9114.html))

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- 1: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9114.html

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Compare the original :authority and Host fields before routing.

The QUIC decoder retains both fields in the decoded header list. Http3Request then stores :authority as authority, while getHeader("host") returns only that value. A conflicting literal Host value is not compared.

A request with valid method and path but different authority values can therefore pass http3RequestLineRefusal and reach routing. Preserve the literal Host value separately and return 400 when both non-empty values differ. Keep Host as the fallback when :authority is absent.

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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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Review comment at @packages/bun-uws/src/Http3Context.h at line 38:
Update Http3Request header handling before the http3RequestLineRefusal check to
preserve the literal Host value separately from :authority; return 400 when both
are non-empty and differ, and continue using Host as the fallback when
:authority is absent.

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res->writeStatus(status)->end();
return;
}
if (req.getHeader("expect") == "100-continue") res->writeContinue();
cd->router.getUserData() = {res, &req};
if (!cd->router.route(req.getMethod(), req.getUrl())) {
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Expand Up @@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ struct Http3Request {
return getDecodedQueryValue(key, query);
}

std::string_view getCaseSensitiveMethod() { return method; }

/* HttpRequest::getMethod() lowercases in place; we own no writable
* buffer, so write into a per-request scratch instead. */
std::string_view getMethod() {
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#include <cstddef>
#include <cstdint>
#include <cstring>
#include <limits>

extern "C" int16_t Bun__HTTPMethod__from(const char *str, size_t len);

namespace uWS {

/* RFC 9113 §8.2.2 / RFC 9114 §4.2: connection-specific fields are not
Expand All @@ -45,25 +48,69 @@ static inline bool isTokenByte(unsigned char c) {
return false;
}

/* RFC 9113 §8.3.1 / RFC 9114 §4.3.1 request-target rules shared by the h2
* and h3 request validators: :method is a token; :path is origin-form (or
* "*" for OPTIONS) and carries no byte the HTTP/1 request line could not
* (controls, SP); CONNECT carries no :path; there is an authority, Host
* doesn't contradict :authority, and :authority has no userinfo. */
static inline bool validPseudoHeaderTarget(std::string_view method, std::string_view path, std::string_view authority, std::string_view host) {
if (method.empty()) return false;
for (unsigned char c : method) if (!isTokenByte(c)) return false;
bool isConnect = method == "CONNECT";
if (!isConnect) {
if (!(path.size() && path[0] == '/') && !(path == "*" && method == "OPTIONS")) return false;
for (unsigned char c : path) if (c <= 0x20) return false;
/* RFC 9110 §9.1: method = token. */
static inline bool isToken(std::string_view s) {
if (s.empty()) return false;
for (unsigned char c : s) if (!isTokenByte(c)) return false;
return true;
}

/* The methods Bun.serve can represent, in their case-sensitive wire form. The lookup also knows each name in lowercase. */
static inline bool isKnownMethod(std::string_view method) {
return !method.empty() && (unsigned char) (method[0] - 'A') < 26 && Bun__HTTPMethod__from(method.data(), method.size()) != -1;
}

/* One of the 8 bytes of `word` is a control byte or SP. */
constexpr bool wordHasControlOrSpace(uint64_t word) {
return ((word - 0x2121212121212121ull) & ~word & 0x8080808080808080ull) != 0;
}
static_assert([] {
for (uint64_t others = 0x2121212121212121ull; others; others = others == ~0ull ? 0 : ~0ull) {
for (unsigned lane = 0; lane < 64; lane += 8) {
for (uint64_t b = 0; b < 256; b++) {
if (wordHasControlOrSpace((others & ~(0xffull << lane)) | (b << lane)) != (b <= 0x20)) return false;
}
}
}
return true;
}(), "wordHasControlOrSpace() is `byte <= 0x20` for every byte value in every lane");

/* A control byte or SP: what an HTTP/1 request-target cannot carry. */
static inline bool hasControlOrSpace(std::string_view s) {
const char *p = s.data(), *end = p + s.size();
for (; end - p >= 8; p += 8) {
uint64_t word;
memcpy(&word, p, 8);
if (wordHasControlOrSpace(word)) return true;
}
for (; p != end; p++) if ((unsigned char) *p <= 0x20) return true;
return false;
}

/* RFC 9113 §8.3.1 / RFC 9114 §4.3.1: :path is origin-form, or "*" for OPTIONS; CONNECT has none. */
static inline bool validPathForMethod(std::string_view method, std::string_view path) {
if (method == "CONNECT") return path.empty();

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🟡 (optional) Bun's own fetch sending method CONNECT to a Bun.serve HTTP/3 listener now gets "400 Bad Request" where the base returned the handler's response. Bun's HTTP/3 client sends :path and :scheme with CONNECT, and validPathForMethod at Utilities.h:92 now returns path.empty() for CONNECT, so http3RequestLineRefusal answers 400 at Utilities.h:108 before the router. Fix: make the client omit :path and :scheme for CONNECT per RFC 9114 §4.3.1 in the same PR, or accept CONNECT with :path over HTTP/3 until the client is fixed; the new test pins fetchConnect: 400 instead of the client bug.

Why this was flagged

Anyone calling fetch("https://host/x", { method: "CONNECT" }) from Bun to a Bun.serve({ http3: true }) server, or any client that sends Extended CONNECT with :path (RFC 9220 WebSocket/WebTransport), hits Http3Context.h:38. The PR's own test (serve-http3.test.ts, "Bun's fetch sends :scheme and :path with CONNECT") shows Bun's client emits :path on CONNECT. On the base branch there was no path check and the router dispatched the request, returning the handler's status. Now Utilities.h:92 if (method == "CONNECT") return path.empty(); fails, Utilities.h:108 returns "400 Bad Request", and the stream ends before any handler runs. The dismissal cites HTTP/2 parity, but the HTTP/2 listener never accepted CONNECT with :path, so no Bun-to-Bun CONNECT ever worked there; over HTTP/3 it did and it breaks for every such request. The remedy is to fix the client's CONNECT header block (omit :path, :scheme) in the same change or keep the HTTP/3 verdict until it is.

Verification: A Bun process calls fetch(url, { method: "CONNECT", protocol: "http3" }) against a Bun.serve({ http3: true }) server. Bun's HTTP/3 client emits :scheme and :path for every method, so the check at packages/bun-uws/src/Utilities.h:92 fails and Utilities.h:108 returns "400 Bad Request". On the base Http3Context.h had no such check and the router dispatched the CONNECT to the handler.

if (!(path.size() && path[0] == '/') && !(path == "*" && method == "OPTIONS")) return false;
return !hasControlOrSpace(path);
}

/* HTTP/2: also needs an authority that Host does not contradict, with no userinfo. */
static inline bool validPseudoHeaderTarget(std::string_view method, std::string_view path, std::string_view authority, std::string_view host) {
if (!isToken(method) || !validPathForMethod(method, path)) return false;
if (authority.empty() && host.empty()) return false;
if (!authority.empty() && !host.empty() && authority != host) return false;
if (authority.find('@') != std::string_view::npos) return false;
return true;
}

/* HTTP/3: the status that answers a request line before the router, or null. `authority` is :authority or Host. */
static inline const char *http3RequestLineRefusal(std::string_view method, std::string_view path, std::string_view authority) {
bool known = isKnownMethod(method);
if (!known && !isToken(method)) return "400 Bad Request";
if (!validPathForMethod(method, path) || authority.empty()) return "400 Bad Request";

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🟣 pre-existing, not blocking: HTTP/3 clients can still send a literal Host that contradicts :authority, userinfo in :authority, or no :scheme and be routed, while the same request is reset over HTTP/2; the new shared predicate leaves this sibling gap open. http3RequestLineRefusal at packages/bun-uws/src/Utilities.h:106-110 only tests authority.empty(), and packages/bun-uws/src/Http3Context.h:38 passes req.getHeader("host"), which Http3Request.h:38-45 already collapsed to :authority, so the contradiction is invisible to the check. Fix: pass :authority and the literal Host separately and run the same validPseudoHeaderTarget rules (authority != host, '@' in authority) for HTTP/3 so one predicate guards both transports.
A small fix can ride a push you are already making; otherwise a short reply is enough.

Why this was flagged

An HTTP/3 client sends :authority: a.example plus host: b.example, or :authority: user@ a.example. packages/bun-uws/src/Http3Request.h:36-45 stores :authority and ignores the literal Host when :authority is present, so getHeader("host") at packages/bun-uws/src/Http3Context.h:38 returns only :authority. http3RequestLineRefusal at packages/bun-uws/src/Utilities.h:106-110 checks authority.empty() and nothing else, so the request is routed and req.url is built from :authority. The HTTP/2 listener rejects both via validPseudoHeaderTarget at packages/bun-uws/src/Utilities.h:97-103 (authority != host, authority.find('@')) and resets the stream at Http2Context.h:1693-1695. The PR's title promises that HTTP/3 refuses what HTTP/2 refuses and the new helpers sit side by side in Utilities.h, yet the h3 predicate was written without those two clauses; the repository review rule to enforce a security gate through one shared predicate across h2/h3 is what the dismissal set aside as scope. The remedy is to feed the literal Host and :authority separately into the shared predicate for HTTP/3.

Verification: Pre-existing. Any HTTP/3 peer sends :authority: a.example plus host: b.example, :authority: user@ a.example, or omits :scheme. packages/bun-uws/src/Utilities.h:106-110 http3RequestLineRefusal only tests authority.empty(); Http3Context.h:38 passes req.getHeader("host"), and the request is routed. The base commit's Http3Context.h had no request-line check at all.

return known ? nullptr : "501 Not Implemented";
}

static inline bool isConnectionSpecificResponseField(std::string_view name, std::string_view value) {
switch (name.size()) {
case 2: return asciiIEquals(name, "te") && !(value.size() == 8 && asciiIEquals(value, "trailers"));
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[":method with non-token bytes", baseHeaders("/hello", "GET{}")],
[":path with HTAB", baseHeaders("/sta\ttic")],
[":path with SP", baseHeaders("/a b")],
[":path with SP in bytes 9 to 16", baseHeaders("/static/file name.txt")],
[":path with a control byte", baseHeaders("/hello\x01")],
["field name with trailing SP", [...baseHeaders("/hello"), ["x-a ", "1"]]],
["field name with trailing HTAB", [...baseHeaders("/hello"), ["x-a\t", "1"]]],
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