CVE-2016-1000110

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: November 27, 2019 at 04:54 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:38 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraPython

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%

Description

The CGIHandler class in Python before 2.7.12 does not protect against the HTTP_PROXY variable name clash in a CGI script, which could allow a remote attacker to redirect HTTP requests.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2.7.0 ≤ v < 2.7.133.3.0 ≤ v < 3.3.73.4.0 ≤ v < 3.4.63.5.0 ≤ v < 3.5.3
Affected range stops below 2.7.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.3.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.4.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.5.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-601

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