PT-2007-3060 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer+1

Published 2007-03-26 · Updated 2017-07-29 · CVE-2007-1692

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description: The default configuration of Microsoft Windows uses the Web Proxy Autodiscovery Protocol (WPAD) without static WPAD entries. This could allow remote attackers to intercept web traffic by registering a proxy server using WINS or DNS and then responding to WPAD requests. It has been demonstrated using Internet Explorer. Additionally, DHCP is reported as an alternate attack vector.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-16

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-1692

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

Windows

References · 7

• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1115 · Vendor Advisory
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934864 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1692 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33244 · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/isn/2007-q1/0418.html · Note
• http://news.com.com/Windows+weakness+can+lead+to+network+traffic+hijacks/2100-1002_3-6170229.html · Note
• http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=2517 · Note