CVE-2008-1545
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CVE-2008-1545 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. The setRequestHeader method of the XMLHttpRequest object in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 does not restrict the dangerous Transfer-Encoding HTTP request header, which allows remote attackers to conduct HTTP request splitting and HTTP request smuggling attacks via a POST containing a "Transfer-Encoding: chunked" header and a request body with an incorrect chunk size.. EPSS estimates a 11.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The setRequestHeader method of the XMLHttpRequest object in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 does not restrict the dangerous Transfer-Encoding HTTP request header, which allows remote attackers to conduct HTTP request splitting and HTTP request smuggling attacks via a POST containing a "Transfer-Encoding: chunked" header and a request body with an incorrect chunk size.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Internet Explorer | 7.0 |
| Microsoft | Internet Explorer | 7.0.5730.11 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29453Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29453Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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