CVE-2016-5387

Summary

CVECVE-2016-5387
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-07-19 02:00:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:33:00 UTC
DescriptionThe Apache HTTP Server through 2.4.23 follows RFC 3875 section 4.1.18 and therefore does not protect applications from the presence of untrusted client data in the HTTP_PROXY environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to redirect an application's outbound HTTP traffic to an arbitrary proxy server via a crafted Proxy header in an HTTP request, aka an "httpoxy" issue. NOTE: the vendor states "This mitigation has been assigned the identifier CVE-2016-5387"; in other words, this is not a CVE ID for a vulnerability.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Http Server All All All All
Application Apache Http Server All All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 23 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 24 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 23 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 24 All All All
Application Hp System Management Homepage All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Application Oracle Communications User Data Repository All All All All
Application Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center 12.2.2 All All All
Application Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center 12.3.2 All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 5 - All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 6 All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 6 - All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 7 All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 7 - All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 6 All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 7 All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 11.3 All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 11.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Application Redhat Jboss Core Services 1.0 All All All
Application Redhat Jboss Enterprise Web Server 2.0.0 All All All
Application Redhat Jboss Enterprise Web Server 3.0.0 All All All
Application Redhat Jboss Web Server 2.1.0 All All All
Application Redhat Jboss Web Server 2.1.0 All All All

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USN-3038-1: Apache HTTP Server vulnerability | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
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[R5] SecurityCenter 5.4.3 Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable Network Security CONFIRM www.tenable.com
Apache HTTP Server CVE-2016-5387 Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
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Apache HTTPD CGI Application "Proxy:" Header Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Redirect the Target CGI Application Requests to an Arbitrary Web Proxy in Certain Cases - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
openSUSE-SU-2016:1824-1: moderate: Security update for apache2 SUSE lists.opensuse.org
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Document Display | HPE Support Center CONFIRM h20566.www2.hpe.com
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Apache: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-36) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
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Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2017 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
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Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

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