Vulnerability in Golang Go
CVE-2016-5386
The net/http package in Go through 1.6 does not attempt to address RFC 3875 section 4.1.18 namespace conflicts and therefore does not protect CGI applications from the presence of untrusted client data in the HTTP_PROXY environment variabl…
EPSS: 0.459 (97.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Golang Go — versions 1.7
- Oracle Linux — versions 7
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 23, 24
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_aus — versions 7.2
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_eus — versions 7.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- VU#797896 (x_refsource_CERT-VN, US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- FEDORA-2016-340e361b90 (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- FEDORA-2016-ea5e284d34 (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2016:1538 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5386?
- CVE-2016-5386 is a high-severity vulnerability in Golang Go, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2016-07-19.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5386?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-5386 known to be exploited?
- 43 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.