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high 8.1

CVE-2016-8024 json

Improper neutralization of CRLF sequences in HTTP headers vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earl…

published 2017-03-14 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-8872

cvss
8.1
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.7%
EPSS 8.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Improper neutralization of CRLF sequences in HTTP headers vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information via the server HTTP response spoofing.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-40911)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

8.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-40911 McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise for Linux 1.9.2 < 2.0.2 - Remote Code Execution remote, 2016-12-13

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 8.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Intel VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-113 Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers

References

Sources

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