CVE-2005-2678 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Microsoft IIS 5.1 and 6 allows remote attackers to spoof the SERVER_NAME variable to bypass security checks and conduct various attacks via a GET request with an http://localhost URI, which makes it appear as if the request is coming from localhost.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.4325.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Internet Information Server Internet Information Services

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:5.0:::::::*

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/2005/08/remote-iis-5x-and-iis-60-server-name.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112474727903399&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/16548
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1503

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-08-23T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:45:02.127Z

Reserved: 2005-08-23T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-2678

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-08-23T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2005-2678

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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