CVE-2007-5355 | BDVDB-2026-28080 Detail

Description#

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#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4064
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26686
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/945713.mspx
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019033
http://secunia.com/advisories/27901
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945713

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12007-12-05Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-07Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.