CVE - CVE-2007-5355

CVE-ID
CVE-2007-5355	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings
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.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
CONFIRM:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/945713.mspx MSKB:945713 URL:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945713 BID:26686 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26686 VUPEN:ADV-2007-4064 URL:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4064 SECTRACK:1019033 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019033 SECUNIA:27901 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/27901
Date Entry Created
20071010	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE-ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20071010)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
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