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CVE-2016-5325

CRLF injection vulnerability in the ServerResponse#writeHead function in Node.js 0.10.x before 0.10.47, 0.12.x before 0.

CRLF injection vulnerability in the ServerResponse#writeHead function in Node.js 0.10.x before 0.10.47, 0.12.x before 0.12.16, 4.x before 4.6.0, and 6.x before 6.7.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks via the reason argument.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1 EPSS 0.00985
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-113Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('HTTP Request/Response Splitting')
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Affected Products & Versions

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nodejs node.jsall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

6.1
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD10 Oct 2016 · 04:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Vendor Advisories

6
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10247-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2019:14246-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:2470-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:2470-2
rhsaRHSA-2017:0002Moderate
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00013.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0002.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93483
https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/c0f13e56a20f9bde5a67d873a7f9564487160762Issue TrackingPatch
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2016-security-releases/PatchVendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-43
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