CVE-2005-2678

Published: Aug 23, 2005Modified: Apr 16, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Microsoft: Internet Information Server, Internet Information Services

Microsoft

2 products

Internet Information Server

Internet Information Services

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Internet Information Server	Version 6.0
Microsoft Internet Information Services	Version 5.0

References (8)

http://ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/2005/08/remote-iis-5x-and-iis-60-server-name.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112474727903399&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/16548

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1503

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/2005/08/remote-iis-5x-and-iis-60-server-name.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112474727903399&w=2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/16548

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1503

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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