CVE-2016-5331

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.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.33%
Vendor Advisory vmware.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036543 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92324 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036544 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539128/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0010.html patch vendor advisory mitigation
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/38 mailing list
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036545 vdb entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138211/VMware-vSphere-Hypervisor-ESXi-HTTP-Response-Injection.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5331?
CVE-2016-5331 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5331?
To fix CVE-2016-5331, 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-2016-5331 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-5331 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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