Microsoft Internet Explorer Request Splitting and Smuggling Vulnerability

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  Severity: MEDIUM

  CVE Identifier: CVE-2008-1545

  Advisory Date: JUL 21, 2015

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  DESCRIPTION

The setRequestHeader method of the XMLHttpRequest object in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 does not restrict the dangerous Transfer-Encoding HTTP request header, which allows remote attackers to conduct HTTP request splitting and HTTP request smuggling attacks via a POST containing a "Transfer-Encoding: chunked" header and a request body with an incorrect chunk size.

  TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION

Apply associated Trend Micro DPI Rules.

  SOLUTION

  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1002224

  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1002224 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Request Splitting and Smuggling Vulnerability

  AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION

• Microsoft Internet Explorer
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0.5730.11