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CVE-2009-0093

N/A
Published: March 11, 2009 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:04 PM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2008Windows Server 2003Windows 2000

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 17%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (11)

x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://blog.ncircle.com/blogs/vert/archives/2009/03/successful_exploit_renders_mic.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/03/13/ms09-008-dns-and-wins-server-security-update-in-more-detail.aspx
VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDB
Source: [email protected]
http://osvdb.org/52519
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/34217
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-083.htm
VDB Entryx_refsource_BID
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33989
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021830
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-069A.html

CVSS

3.5LOW[email protected]
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20

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