CVE-2008-3173
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Summary
Microsoft Internet Explorer allows web sites to set cookies for domains that have a public suffix with more than one dot character, which could allow remote attackers to perform a session fixation attack and hijack a user's HTTP session, aka "Cross-Site Cooking." NOTE: this issue may exist because of an insufficient fix for CVE-2004-0866.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
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ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- http://crisp.tweakblogs.net/blog/ie-and-2-letter-domain-names.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43950
- http://kuza55.blogspot.com/2008/02/understanding-cookie-security.html
References
- http://crisp.tweakblogs.net/blog/ie-and-2-letter-domain-names.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43950
- http://kuza55.blogspot.com/2008/02/understanding-cookie-security.html
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