CVE-2016-5699

python: http protocol steam injection attack

Published Sep 2, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 9.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
CRLF injection vulnerability in the HTTPConnection.putheader function in urllib2 and urllib in CPython (aka Python) before 2.7.10 and 3.x before 3.4.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers via CRLF sequences in a URL.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-522-1 python2.7 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1663-1 python3.4 security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3134-1 Python vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.10221}

epss

{'score': 0.24971}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 1:07 AM
Reserved
Jun 16, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 2, 2016, 2:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:49 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 24, 2014, 12:00 AM