CVE-2006-3918

CVE Details

Release Date:2006-07-28
Impact:Moderate What is this?

Description


http_protocol.c in (1) IBM HTTP Server 6.0 before 6.0.2.13 and 6.1 before 6.1.0.1, and (2) Apache HTTP Server 1.3 before 1.3.35, 2.0 before 2.0.58, and 2.2 before 2.2.2, does not sanitize the Expect header from an HTTP request when it is reflected back in an error message, which might allow cross-site scripting (XSS) style attacks using web client components that can send arbitrary headers in requests, as demonstrated using a Flash SWF file.

See more information about CVE-2006-3918 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.


CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score: 4.3
Vector String: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Version: 2.0
Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Medium
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: None
Integrity Impact: Partial
Availability Impact: None

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 3 (httpd)ELSA-2006-06192006-11-30
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (httpd)ELSA-2006-06192006-11-30


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