CVE-2016-10711
Apsis Pound before 2.8a allows request smuggling via crafted headers, a different vulnerability...
CVE-2016-10711 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Apsis Pound, published January 29, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.84%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in pound 2.8-2.
Apsis Pound before 2.8a allows request smuggling via crafted headers, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3751.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Apsis Pound before 2.8a allows request smuggling via crafted headers, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3751.
- Record
CVE-2016-10711- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-444
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Apsis Pound before 2.8a allows request smuggling via crafted headers, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3751.
- Record
CVE-2016-10711- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-1710 No score
Apsis Pound before 2.8a allows request smuggling via crafted headers, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3751.
- Record
EUVD-2016-1710- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v3w2-x73g-vf6m
Apsis Pound before 2.8a allows request smuggling via crafted headers, a different vulnerability...
Apsis Pound before 2.8a allows request smuggling via crafted headers, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3751.
- Record
GHSA-v3w2-x73g-vf6m- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-444
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apsis Pound before 2.8a allows request smuggling via crafted headers, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3751.
- Record
CVE-2016-10711- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-10711
Apsis Pound before 2.8a allows request smuggling via crafted headers, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3751.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10711- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-10711
Apsis Pound before 2.8a allows request smuggling via crafted headers, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3751.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10711- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11190-1 No score
pound-2.8-3.9 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the pound-2.8-3.9 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11190-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4702-1 No score
pound vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Pound incorrectly handled certain HTTP requests A remote attacker could use it to retrieve some sensitive information. (CVE-2016-10711, CVE-2018-21245)
- Record
USN-4702-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
poundDebian:13 |
before 2.8-2 | 2.8-2 |
poundDebian:14 |
before 2.8-2 | 2.8-2 |
poundDebian:7 |
before 2.6-2+deb7u2, plus listed versions 2.6-22.6-2+deb7u1 |
2.6-2+deb7u2 |
poundDebian:8 |
before 2.6-6+deb8u2, plus listed versions 2.6-62.6-6+deb8u1 |
2.6-6+deb8u2 |
poundUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
before 2.6-3ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 2.6-22.6-3 |
2.6-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
poundUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 2.6-6.1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 2.6-6.1 |
2.6-6.1ubuntu0.1 |
poundopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 2.8-3.9 | 2.8-3.9 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
apsis.ch/pound/pound_list/archive/2016/2016-10/1477235279000
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00015.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10711
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v3w2-x73g-vf6m