CVE-2016-9964

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Published Dec 16, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

redirect() in bottle.py in bottle 0.12.10 doesn't filter a "\r\n" sequence, which leads to a CRLF attack, as demonstrated by a redirect("233\r\nSet-Cookie: name=salt") call.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:bottlepy:bottle:0.12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

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

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-761-1	python-bottle security update
Debian DSA	DSA-3743-1	python-bottle security update
EUVD	EUVD-2016-0002	redirect() in bottle.py in bottle 0.12.10 doesn't filter a \"\\r\\n\" sequence, which leads to a CRLF attack, as demonstrated by a redirect(\"233\\r\\nSet-Cookie: name=salt\") call.
Github GHSA	GHSA-j6f7-hghw-g437	bottle.py vulnerable to CRLF Injection

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.8% (1.761% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3743
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94961
https://github.com/bottlepy/bottle/commit/6d7e13da0f998820800ecb3fe9ccee4189aefb54
https://github.com/bottlepy/bottle/issues/913

History

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Subscriptions

Bottlepy Bottle

Debian Debian Linux

Weaknesses

CWE-93

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 3:07 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 16, 2016, 9:02 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 3:07 AM
Reserved: Dec 16, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:56 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 16, 2016, 9:59 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:56 AM

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