CVE-2016-1000110

Description

The CGIHandler class in Python before 2.7.12 does not protect against the HTTP_PROXY variable name clash in a CGI script, which could allow a remote attacker to redirect HTTP requests.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.04% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1000110 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-1000110 issue tracking third party advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-1000110 issue tracking third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7K3WFJO3SJQCODKRKU6EQV3ZGHH53YPU/
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1000110?
CVE-2016-1000110 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1000110?
To fix CVE-2016-1000110, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-1000110 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-1000110 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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