CVE-2009-2057 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2009-2057

Microsoft Internet Explorer before 8 uses the HTTP Host header...

Vulnerability Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer before 8 uses the HTTP Host header to determine the context of a document provided in a (1) 4xx or (2) 5xx CONNECT response from a proxy server, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary web script by modifying this CONNECT response, aka an "SSL tampering" attack.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

ie, internet explorer
Vulnerable Versions:
5.0, 5.22, 6.0, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.01, 4.1, 4.5, 4.40.308, 4.40.520, 4.70.1155, 4.70.1158, 4.70.1215, 4.70.1300, 4.71.544, 4.71.1008.3, 4.71.1712.6, 4.72.2106.8, 4.72.3110.8, 4.72.3612.1713, 5, 5.0.1, 5.00.0518.10, 5.00.0910.1309, 5.00.2014.0216, 5.00.2314.1003, 5.00.2614.3500, 5.00.2919.800, 5.00.2919.3800, 5.00.2919.6307, 5.00.2920.0000, 5.00.3103.1000, 5.00.3105.0106, 5.00.3314.2101, 5.00.3315.1000, 5.00.3502.1000, 5.00.3700.1000, 5.01, 5.1, 5.2.3, 5.5, 5.50.3825.1300, 5.50.4030.2400, 5.50.4134.0600, 5.50.4308.2900, 5.50.4522.1800, 5.50.4807.2300, 6, 6.00.2462.0000, 6.00.2479.0006, 6.0.2600, 6.0.2800, 6.0.2800.1106, 6.00.2800.1106, 6.0.2900, 6.0.2900.2180, 6.00.2900.2180, 6.00.3663.0000, 6.00.3790.0000, 6.00.3790.1830, 6.00.3790.3959, 7, 7.0, 7.0.5730.11, 7.00.5730.1100, 7.00.6000.16386, 7.00.6000.16441

Timeline

Official Publish: June 15th, 2009
Last Modified: September 17th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.