CVE-2016-5325 Other in n/a
Remote attackers can inject HTTP headers and split responses via the writeHead reason argument in Node.js.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-5325?
CVE-2016-5325 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nodejs Node.js, published on 10 Oct 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-113
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5325?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Nodejs Node.js, Suse Linux Enterprise.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5325?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2016-5325 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5325 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nodejs Node.js
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5325, GHSA-qpf8-fqrf-8p2h, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5325.