CVE-2005-2678
mediumpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.418 · 99 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (3)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft internet information server= 6.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft internet information services= 5.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/2005/08/remote-iis-5x-and-iis-60-server-name.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112474727903399&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16548enisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1503enisa_euvd
- http://ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/2005/08/remote-iis-5x-and-iis-60-server-name.htmlnvd
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112474727903399&w=2nvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16548Vendor Advisorynvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1503nvd
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