Vulnerability in VMware Esxi
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 attacks via unspecified vectors.
Vulnerability class: CRLF Injection
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (79.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 79.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- VMware Esxi — versions 6.0
- VMware Vcenter Server
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036543 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92324 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036544 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539128/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0010.html (Patch, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/38 (mailing-list)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036545 (vdb-entry)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/138211/VMware-vSphere-Hypervisor-ESXi-HTTP-Respon…
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5331?
- CVE-2016-5331 is a medium-severity vulnerability in VMware Esxi, classified under CRLF Injection. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-08-08.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5331?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.