CVE-2011-5279 Other in n/a
Remote attackers can modify arbitrary uppercase environment variables in Microsoft IIS via CRLF injection in HTTP headers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-5279?
CVE-2011-5279 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services, published on 23 Apr 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
CRLF injection vulnerability in the CGI implementation in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 4.x and 5.x on Windows NT and Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary uppercase environment variables via a \n (newline) character in an HTTP header.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-5279?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Information Services.
How do I fix CVE-2011-5279?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-5279 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-5279 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-5279 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2003-0224 Buffer overflow in ssinc.dll for Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a web pa
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qgmx-m7r8-pq37.