CVE-2016-8024
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.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 8.7%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 8.67% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 13 December 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-113
- Affected
- mcafee/virusscan enterprise
- Source
- secure@intel.com
EPSS moved from 7.3% on 21 September 2026 to 8.7% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94823
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037433
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10181Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40911/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94823
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037433
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10181Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40911/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.