7.5
HIGH
CVE-2016-6286
Spiffy-CGI-Handlers HTTPoxy Remote Code Execution
Description

The "spiffy-cgi-handlers" egg would convert a nonexistent "Proxy" header to the HTTP_PROXY environment variable, which would allow attackers to direct CGI programs which use this environment variable to use an attacker-specified HTTP proxy server (also known as a "httpoxy" attack). This affects all versions of spiffy-cgi-handlers before 0.5.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 10, 2017, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 11, 2017, 2:18 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-6286 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Call-cc http-client
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-6286.

URL Resource
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2016-07/msg00000.html Mitigation Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92105 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-6286 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2016-07/msg00000.html No Types Assigned http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2016-07/msg00000.html Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92105 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92105 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-19
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:http-client:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.13 }} 0.00%

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0.46740

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