CVE - CVE-2007-5355

CVE-ID
CVE-2007-5355	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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
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BID:26686 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26686 CONFIRM:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/945713.mspx MSKB:945713 URL:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945713 SECTRACK:1019033 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019033 SECUNIA:27901 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/27901 VUPEN:ADV-2007-4064 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4064~~ (Obsolete source)
Assigning CNA
Microsoft Corporation
Date Record Created
20071010	Disclaimer: The record 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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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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