The Apache HTTP Server through 2.4.23 follows RFC 3875 section 4.1.18 and therefore does not protect applications from the presence of untrusted client data in the HTTP_PROXY environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to redirect an application's outbound HTTP traffic to an arbitrary proxy server via a crafted Proxy header in an HTTP request, aka an "httpoxy" issue. NOTE: the vendor states "This mitigation has been assigned the identifier CVE-2016-5387"; in other words, this is not a CVE ID for a vulnerability.
CVE-2016-5387
Score elevated to 8.5 because EPSS predicts 56% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 1.1% of all CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 8.1 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.
- 240 internet-exposed hosts are running an affected version right now
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 56%
A fix is available — apply it.
240 internet-exposed hosts are running an affected version of CVE-2016-5387 right now.
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- CVSS v3
- 8.1
- EG Score
- 8.5(high)
- EG Risk
- 65(Track)EG Risk 65/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity85% × 45%Exploitation56% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS
- 98.9%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 19, 2016
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (108)
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00059.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1624.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1625.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1648.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1649.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1650.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3623
- secalert@redhathttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/797896
- secalert@redhathttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2016-3090566.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91816
- secalert@redhathttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036330
- secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3038-1
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2016-5387(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(12)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | apache2-utils (2.4.18-2ubuntu3.1) @ xenial | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| redhat | jbcs-httpd24-httpd-0:2.4.6-77.SP1.jbcs.el7 | 2016-09-12 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2016-08-22 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat-native-0:1.1.34-5.redhat_1.ep6.el7 | 2016-08-22 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat-native-0:1.1.34-5.redhat_1.ep6.el6 | 2016-08-22 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat8-0:8.0.18-62_patch_01.ep7.el7 | 2016-08-18 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat8-0:8.0.18-62_patch_01.ep7.el6 | 2016-08-18 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2016-08-17 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2016-08-17 | redhat |
| redhat | httpd24-httpd-0:2.4.18-11.el7 | 2016-07-18 | redhat |
| redhat | httpd-0:2.4.6-40.el7_2.4 | 2016-07-18 | redhat |
| redhat | httpd-0:2.2.15-54.el6_8 | 2016-07-18 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(11)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2016:1420IMPORTANT2016-07-18
RHSA-2016:1420 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2016:1421IMPORTANT2016-07-18
RHSA-2016:1421 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2016:1422IMPORTANT2016-07-18
RHSA-2016:1422 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2016:1625IMPORTANT2016-07-18
RHSA-2016:1625 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2016:1635IMPORTANT2016-07-18
RHSA-2016:1635 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2016:1636IMPORTANT2016-07-18
RHSA-2016:1636 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2016:1648IMPORTANT2016-07-18
RHSA-2016:1648 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2016:1649IMPORTANT2016-07-18
RHSA-2016:1649 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2016:1650IMPORTANT2016-07-18
RHSA-2016:1650 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2016:1851IMPORTANT2016-07-18
RHSA-2016:1851 — Important
- UbuntuUSN-3038-1MEDIUM
Apache HTTP Server vulnerability
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 34× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-23 01:23 UTCEG score recompute▲ 0.40
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- 2026-05-22 19:29 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-05-22 19:29 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-05-22 19:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
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