SB2020031024 - HTTP response splitting in Microsoft IIS



SB2020031024 - HTTP response splitting in Microsoft IIS

Published: March 10, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020031024
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) HTTP response splitting (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0645)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform HTTP splitting attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to software does not corrector process HTTP request headers. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP request and modify the response, sent by the web server.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker perform cache poisoning attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.