Description
Windows DNS Server in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, and Server 2008, when dynamic updates are enabled, does not restrict registration of the "wpad" hostname, which allows remote authenticated users to hijack the Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD) feature, and conduct man-in-the-middle attacks by spoofing a proxy server, via a Dynamic Update request for this hostname, aka "DNS Server Vulnerability in WPAD Registration Vulnerability," a related issue to CVE-2007-1692.
References (11)
Core 11
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6138
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-069A.html
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://blog.ncircle.com/blogs/vert/archives/2009/03/successful_exploit_renders_mic.html
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0661
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34217
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/52519
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33989
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-083.htm
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-008
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021830
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/03/13/ms09-008-dns-and-wins-server-security-update-in-more-detail.aspx
Scores
EPSS
0.1702
EPSS Percentile
96.7%
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (3)
microsoft/windows_2000
microsoft/windows_server_2003
(4 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2008
(2 CPE variants)
Published
Mar 11, 2009
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026