CVE-2007-1692 Information

Description

The default configuration of Microsoft Windows uses the Web Proxy Autodiscovery Protocol (WPAD) without static WPAD entries which might allow remote attackers to intercept web traffic by registering a proxy server using WINS or DNS then responding to WPAD requests as demonstrated using Internet Explorer. NOTE: it could be argued that if an attacker already has control over WINS/DNS then web traffic could already be intercepted by modifying WINS or DNS records so this would not cross privilege boundaries and would not be a vulnerability. It has also been reported that DHCP is an alternate attack vector.

Reference

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/isn/2007-q1/0418.html http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=2517 http://news.com.com/Windows+weakness+can+lead+to+network+traffic+hijacks/2100-1002_3-6170229.html http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934864 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1115 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33244