CVE-2008-1544

The setRequestHeader method of the XMLHttpRequest object in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 does not block dangerous HTTP request headers when certain 8-bit character sequences are appended to a header name, which allows remote attackers to (1) conduct HTTP request splitting and HTTP request smuggling attacks via an incorrect Content-Length header, (2) access arbitrary virtual hosts via a modified Host header, (3) bypass referrer restrictions via an incorrect Referer header, and (4) bypass the same-origin policy and obtain sensitive information via a crafted request header.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp1:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:pro_x64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp1:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:pro_x64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:pro_x64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Dec 2023, 18:38

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2008-03-28 23:44

Updated : 2023-12-10 10:51


NVD link : CVE-2008-1544

Mitre link : CVE-2008-1544

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-1544


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Products Affected

microsoft

  • internet_explorer
  • windows_vista
  • windows_2000
  • windows_server_2003
  • windows_xp
  • windows_server_2008
CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation