Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 28, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-1544
CVE-2008-1544
Description
The setRequestHeader method of the XMLHttpRequest object in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 does not block dangerous HTTP request headers when certain 8-bit character sequences are appended to a header name, which allows remote attackers to (1) conduct HTTP request splitting and HTTP request smuggling attacks via an incorrect Content-Length header, (2) access arbitrary virtual hosts via a modified Host header, (3) bypass referrer restrictions via an incorrect Referer header, and (4) bypass the same-origin policy and obtain sensitive information via a crafted request header.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 5.01, 6, and 7
Patches
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References
12- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28379nvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/29453nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0980nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1778nvdVendor Advisory
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- marc.infonvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3785nvd
- www.mindedsecurity.com/MSA02240108.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489954/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-031nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5291nvd
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