CVE-2007-5355

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-5355
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-12-05 11:46:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 sp4 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp4 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Feature Security Issue - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Microsoft Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Name Server Resolution Bug Lets Remote Users Conduct Man-in-the-Middle Attacks af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Your request has been blocked. This could be due to several reasons. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.microsoft.com
Microsoft Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Proxy Spoofing Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerability in Web Proxy Auto Discovery (WPAD) could allow information disclosure af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.microsoft.com
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