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CVE-2016-5331

CRLF injection vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server 6.0 before U2 and ESXi 6.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbit

CRLF injection vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server 6.0 before U2 and ESXi 6.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks via unspecified vectors.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1 EPSS 0.00332
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules8 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-93Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
vmware vcenter server<= 6.0
vmware esxiall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocpacketstormsecurity.com · VMware-vSphere-Hypervisor-ESXi-HTTP-Response-Injection.htmlpacketstormsecurity.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

8
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighESXi Admin Permission Assigned To Account Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi Storage Information Discovery Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi Network Configuration Discovery Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi VSAN Information Discovery Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi System Information Discovery Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi VM Kill Via ESXCLI
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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 NVD08 Aug 2016 · 01:59 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/38
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539128/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92324
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036543
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036544
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036545
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