{ "CVE_data_meta": { "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2008-1544", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "n/a", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "n/a" } ] } } ] }, "vendor_name": "n/a" } ] } }, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "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." } ] }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "n/a" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "name": "MS08-031", "refsource": "MS", "url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-031" }, { "name": "http://www.mindedsecurity.com/MSA02240108.html", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "http://www.mindedsecurity.com/MSA02240108.html" }, { "name": "29453", "refsource": "SECUNIA", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/29453" }, { "name": "oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5291", "refsource": "OVAL", "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5291" }, { "name": "ADV-2008-1778", "refsource": "VUPEN", "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1778" }, { "name": "1020226", "refsource": "SECTRACK", "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020226" }, { "name": "TA08-162B", "refsource": "CERT", "url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html" }, { "name": "HPSBST02344", "refsource": "HP", "url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2" }, { "name": "28379", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28379" }, { "name": "20080321 [MSA02240108] IE7 allows overwriting of several headers leading to Http request Splitting and smuggling.", "refsource": "BUGTRAQ", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489954/100/0/threaded" }, { "name": "ADV-2008-0980", "refsource": "VUPEN", "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0980" }, { "name": "SSRT080087", "refsource": "HP", "url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2" }, { "name": "3785", "refsource": "SREASON", "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3785" } ] } }