CVEvulnerability

CVE-2007-5277

4.3 MEDIUM Published 2007-10-08 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2007-10-08
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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.

Affected configurations

• microsoft internet explorer 6.0

Related

Referenced by CWE · observed example (2)

  • CWE-636 Not Failing Securely weakness
  • CWE-657 Violation of Secure Design Principles weakness

References