CVE-2016-5325
mediumpriority · track · 25EPSS 0.041 · 91 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (110)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation v.7all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-3114Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2017-01-02csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server und Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode mit den Rechten des Dienstes auszuführen, einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen oder falsche Informationen darzustellen.
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sources
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references (17)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2016-security-releases/Patchcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2019.4645/cnnvd
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2019/suse-su-201914246-1.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00013.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0002.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93483enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2101enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/c0f13e56a20f9bde5a67d873a7f9564487160762enisa_euvd
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