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CVE-2005-2678
Published: Aug 23, 2005
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
ADV-2005-1503
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
16548
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
20050822 Remote IIS 5.x and IIS 6.0 Server Name Spoof
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
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