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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

Published Oct 8, 2007

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.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 8, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 8, 2007
Link CVE-2007-5277
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Link CVE-2007-5277
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2007-5277