CRLF injection vulnerability in the drupal_set_header function in Drupal 6.x before 6.38, when used with PHP before 5.1.2, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks by leveraging a module that allows user-submitted data to appear in HTTP headers
Published Apr 12, 2016
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.18%
Description
CRLF injection vulnerability in the drupal_set_header function in Drupal 6.x before 6.38, when used with PHP before 5.1.2, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks by leveraging a module that allows user-submitted data to appear in HTTP headers.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 7.0
- 8.0
Configuration 2
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.1
- 6.2
- 6.3
- 6.4
- 6.5
- 6.6
- 6.7
- 6.8
- 6.9
- 6.10
- 6.11
- 6.12
- 6.13
- 6.14
- 6.15
- 6.16
- 6.17
- 6.18
- 6.19
- 6.20
- 6.21
- 6.22
- 6.23
- 6.24
- 6.25
- 6.26
- 6.27
- 6.28
- 6.29
- 6.30
- 6.31
- 6.32
- 6.33
- 6.34
- 6.35
- 6.36
- 6.37
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.18% (0.01179) | 66.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.18% (0.01179) | 63.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.37% (0.00366) | 56.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00280) | 69.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00280) | 67.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00280) | 63.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3498 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/19 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/10 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/CVE-2016-3166.yaml
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2016-3166.yaml
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fg5q-r2q5-qmh3 Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3166
- https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2016-001 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3498 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/19 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/10 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/CVE-2016-3166.yaml | ||
| https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2016-3166.yaml | ||
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fg5q-r2q5-qmh3 | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3166 | ||
| https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2016-001 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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