Medium severity · published Aug 8, 2016
CVE-2016-5331
CRLF injection vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server 6.0 before U2 and ESXi 6.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting…
6.1
CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
CRLF injection vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server 6.0 before U2 and ESXi 6.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks via unspecified vectors.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 80% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ES
ESXi · VMware
6.0 · source: NVD
VS
vCenter Server · VMware
through 6.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5331
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5331
packetstormsecurity.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138211/VMware-vSphere-Hypervisor-ESXi-HTTP-Response-Injection.html
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/38
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539128/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92324
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036543
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036544
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