CVE-2016-4975
MEDIUMEPSS 97th pctlDescription
Possible CRLF injection allowing HTTP response splitting attacks for sites which use mod_userdir. This issue was mitigated by changes made in 2.4.25 and 2.2.32 which prohibit CR or LF injection into the "Location" or other outbound header key or value. Fixed in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.25 (Affected 2.4.1-2.4.23). Fixed in Apache HTTP Server 2.2.32 (Affected 2.2.0-2.2.31).
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.
References
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-61884 | High | 7.5 | 98% | KEV + Ransom | - |
| CVE-2022-0666 | High | 7.5 | 44% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2016-3115 | Medium | 6.4 | 37% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-20337 | High | 8.2 | 30% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-39172 | High | 8.8 | 29% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2019-10678 | High | 7.5 | 17% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2016-4975?
Upgrade apache2 on debian 11 to 2.4.25-1 or later.
Is CVE-2016-4975 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2016-4975 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 19.8% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2016-4975?
CVE-2016-4975 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2016-4975 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for apache2 (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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