[HTTPCORE-281] Server does not follow version negotiation rules correctly

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 4.1.4, 4.2-beta1
• Component/s: HttpCore, HttpCore NIO
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Bill Speirs
• Created: 17/Nov/11 00:15
• Updated: 05/Oct/13 20:09
• Resolved: 22/Nov/11 13:57

Description

If a request is made with HTTP/1.0 and a response is provided with HTTP/1.1 the server will incorrectly treat the entire connection as 1.1 by keeping a connection open with the client. Some clients (ab for example) will simply hang waiting for the server to close the connection.

RFC 2145 (http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2145.html) describes HTTP version numbers and how clients and servers should act.