CVE-2005-2678

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Published Aug 23, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 44.4% KEV · Not listed

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 Products

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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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

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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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.

Exploit prediction score: 44.4% (44.367% probability within 30 days)

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

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:45 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 23, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:45 PM
Reserved: Aug 23, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:15 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 23, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:15 PM

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