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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2009-0093

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…

LOW 3.5EPSS 17.0%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.0%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

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.

CVSS 2.0
3.5 LOWAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS
17.02% probability · 97th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows server 2003 · microsoft/windows server 2008
Source
secure@microsoft.com

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