Vulnerability Description
inets in Erlang possibly 22.1 and earlier follows RFC 3875 section 4.1.18 and therefore does not protect applications from the presence of untrusted client data in the HTTP_PROXY environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to redirect an application's outbound HTTP traffic to an arbitrary proxy server via a crafted Proxy header in an HTTP request, aka an "httpoxy" issue.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Erlang | Erlang\/Otp | <= 22.1 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/18/6Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://bugs.erlang.org/browse/ERL-198Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://httpoxy.org/Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1000107Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/18/6Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://bugs.erlang.org/browse/ERL-198Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://httpoxy.org/Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1000107Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2016-1000107?
CVE-2016-1000107 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM). inets in Erlang possibly 22.1 and earlier follows RFC 3875 section 4.1.18 and therefore does not protect applications from the presence of untrusted client data in the HTTP_PROXY environment variable,...
How severe is CVE-2016-1000107?
CVE-2016-1000107 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2016-1000107?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Erlang Erlang\/Otp.