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.
References
Link Resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/29453 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3785
http://www.mindedsecurity.com/MSA02240108.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489954/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28379 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020226
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0980 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1778 Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-031
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5291
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/29453 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3785
http://www.mindedsecurity.com/MSA02240108.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489954/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28379 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020226
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0980 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1778 Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-031
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5291
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

No history.

Information

Published : 2008-03-28 23:44

Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30


NVD link : CVE-2008-1544

Mitre link : CVE-2008-1544

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-1544


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Products Affected

microsoft

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

Improper Input Validation