CVE-2016-1000107, known as an "httpoxy" issue, affects Erlang/OTP versions possibly 22.1 and earlier. It stems from the inets module's adherence to RFC 3875, allowing untrusted client data in the HTTP_PROXY environment variable to redirect an application's outbound HTTP traffic. With a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, requiring user interaction (UI:R) to achieve partial confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 22.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:erlang:erlang\/otp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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