CVE-2007-5355

N/A Unknown
Published: December 05, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27901
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945713
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/945713.mspx
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26686
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019033
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4064
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/27901
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945713
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/945713.mspx
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26686
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019033
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4064
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
16.6%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft