Vulnerability CVE-2016-5387: Information

Description

The 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.

Severity: HIGH (8.1) Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published: July 19, 2016
Modified: Nov. 7, 2023

Fixed packages

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Hyperlink
Resource
VU#797896
  • Third Party Advisory
  • US Government Resource
https://httpoxy.org/
  • Third Party Advisory
https://www.apache.org/security/asf-httpoxy-response.txt
  • Vendor Advisory
1036330
  • Broken Link
  • Third Party Advisory
  • VDB Entry
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
  • Third Party Advisory
RHSA-2016:1650
  • Broken Link
  • Third Party Advisory
RHSA-2016:1648
  • Third Party Advisory
RHSA-2016:1649
  • Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2016-3090566.html
  • Third Party Advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05320149
  • Third Party Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2016:1824
  • Mailing List
  • Third Party Advisory
RHSA-2016:1635
  • Third Party Advisory
RHSA-2016:1625
  • Broken Link
  • Third Party Advisory
RHSA-2016:1422
  • Third Party Advisory
RHSA-2016:1851
  • Third Party Advisory
RHSA-2016:1421
  • Third Party Advisory
RHSA-2016:1420
  • Third Party Advisory
91816
  • Third Party Advisory
  • VDB Entry
USN-3038-1
  • Third Party Advisory
RHSA-2016:1624
  • Broken Link
  • Third Party Advisory
RHSA-2016:1636
  • Third Party Advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722
  • Third Party Advisory
DSA-3623
  • Third Party Advisory
GLSA-201701-36
  • Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
  • Patch
  • Third Party Advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03770en_us
  • Third Party Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-04
  • Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208221
  • Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
  • Patch
  • Third Party Advisory
FEDORA-2016-a29c65b00f
    FEDORA-2016-df0726ae26
      FEDORA-2016-9fd9bfab9e
        FEDORA-2016-683d0b257b
          [httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048743 [4/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
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                                                      1. Configuration 1

                                                        cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
                                                        Start including
                                                        2.4.1
                                                        End including
                                                        2.4.23

                                                        cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
                                                        Start including
                                                        2.2.0
                                                        End including
                                                        2.2.31

                                                        Configuration 2

                                                        cpe:2.3:a:hp:system_management_homepage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
                                                        End including
                                                        7.5.5.0

                                                        Configuration 3

                                                        cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_ops_center:12.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_ops_center:12.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_user_data_repository:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
                                                        Start including
                                                        10.0.0
                                                        End including
                                                        12.4

                                                        Configuration 4

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        Configuration 5

                                                        cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_web_server:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        Running on/with:
                                                        cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        Running on/with:
                                                        cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        Configuration 6

                                                        cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        Running on/with:
                                                        cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        Configuration 7

                                                        cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        Running on/with:
                                                        cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        Configuration 8

                                                        cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_core_services:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        Running on/with:
                                                        cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        Running on/with:
                                                        cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        Configuration 9

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        Configuration 10

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        Configuration 11

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

                                                        Configuration 12

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                                                        cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*