CVE-2007-5355 (GCVE-0-2007-5355)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-12-05 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 15:24
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26686 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisor… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019033 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27901 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945713 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSKB |
Date Public
2007-12-03 00:00
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