National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-5355

Overview

The Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD) feature in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7, when a primary DNS suffix with three or more components is configured, resolves an unqualified wpad hostname in a second-level domain outside this configured DNS domain, which allows remote WPAD servers to conduct man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2007-4064

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4064

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1019033

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019033

External Source: BID

Name: 26686

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26686

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/945713.mspx

Hyperlink:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/945713.mspx

External Source: MSKB

Name: 945713

Hyperlink:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945713

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 27901

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/27901