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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 arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks via unspecified vectors.

Severity
Medium 6.1
Published
8 Aug 2016
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
2.1% in the next 30 daysHigher than 81% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Weakness
CRLF injection (CWE-93)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed · Needs someone to click or open something
Attacker can
Read some data · Change some data
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
VMware vCenter ServerServers and applications · cpe:a:vmware:vcenter_server
  • Every version up to 6.0
VMware ESXiServers and applications · cpe:o:vmware:esxi
  • Version 6.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5331
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5331