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CVE-2016-5385


PHP through 7.0.8 does not attempt to address RFC 3875 section 4.1.18 namespace conflicts 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, as demonstrated by (1) an application that makes a getenv('HTTP_PROXY') call or (2) a CGI configuration of PHP, aka an "httpoxy" issue.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.1, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 14 products from oracle, from oracle, from oracle and 11 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2016, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.


Published

2016-07-19T02:00:17.773

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.1 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: HIGH
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-601

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application oracle communications_user_data_repository 10.0.0 Yes
Application oracle communications_user_data_repository 10.0.1 Yes
Application oracle communications_user_data_repository 12.0.0 Yes
Application oracle enterprise_manager_ops_center 12.2.2 Yes
Application oracle enterprise_manager_ops_center 12.3.2 Yes
Operating System oracle linux 6 Yes
Operating System oracle linux 7 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 23 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 24 Yes
Operating System hp storeever_msl6480_tape_library_firmware ≤ 5.09 Yes
Hardware hp storeever_msl6480_tape_library - No
Application hp system_management_homepage ≤ 7.5.5.0 Yes
Application php php < 5.5.38 Yes
Application php php < 5.6.24 Yes
Application php php ≤ 7.0.8 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server 6.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 8.0 Yes
Operating System opensuse leap 42.1 Yes
Application drupal drupal < 8.1.7 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For oracle's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.