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CVE-2016-8024

33
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-8024 describes an improper neutralization of CRLF sequences in HTTP headers within Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) versions 2.0.3 and earlier. This vulnerability allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information through server HTTP response spoofing. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), the attack vector is network-based with high attack complexity, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild, an exploit for remote code execution (EDB-40911) exists for earlier versions of the affected product, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.1HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
8.67%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-40911 · Dec 13, 2016
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0867 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 8,913 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

kc.mcafee.com / corporate/index
Vendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/40911
securityfocus.com / bid/94823
securitytracker.com / id/1037433