CVE-2006-3918

Description

http_protocol.c in (1) IBM HTTP Server 6.0 before 6.0.2.13 and 6.1 before 6.1.0.1, and (2) Apache HTTP Server 1.3 before 1.3.35, 2.0 before 2.0.58, and 2.2 before 2.2.2, does not sanitize the Expect header from an HTTP request when it is reflected back in an error message, which might allow cross-site scripting (XSS) style attacks using web client components that can send arbitrary headers in requests, as demonstrated using a Flash SWF file.

Weakness classification

• CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Primary references

• cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Exploit
• cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Exploit
• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Not Applicable, Patch, Vendor Advisory