CVE-2005-2678 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2005-08-23

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 44.5% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

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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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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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 0.44457.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Information Server Internet Information Services

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

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

Reserved: 2005-08-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-2678

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-2678

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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