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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2007-1644

The dynamic DNS update mechanism in the DNS Server service on Microsoft Windows does not properly authenticate clients in certain deployments or configurations, which allows remote attackers to change DNS records for a web proxy server and conduct…

HIGH 10.0EPSS 32.6%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 32.6%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

The dynamic DNS update mechanism in the DNS Server service on Microsoft Windows does not properly authenticate clients in certain deployments or configurations, which allows remote attackers to change DNS records for a web proxy server and conduct man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks on web traffic, conduct pharming attacks by poisoning DNS records, and cause a denial of service (erroneous name resolution).

CVSS 2.0
10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
32.56% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
microsoft/all windows
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.