CVE-2007-5277 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass DNS pinning in Internet Explorer 6 via failed connections, facilitating DNS rebinding attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-5277?
CVE-2007-5277 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 8 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 drops DNS pins based on failed connections to irrelevant TCP ports, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct DNS rebinding attacks, as demonstrated by a port 81 URL in an IMG SRC, when the DNS pin had been established for a session on port 80, a different issue than CVE-2006-4560.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5277?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5277?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5277 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-5277 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5277 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rxph-92gh-ccv4.