CVE-2009-0093

low

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

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-008

http://secunia.com/advisories/34217

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6138

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-083.htm

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021830

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-069A.html

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0661

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-03-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 3.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Low