Windows HTTP Services (aka WinHTTP) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, and Vista Gold allows remote web servers to impersonate arbitrary https web sites by using DNS spoofing to "forward a connection" to a different https web site that has a valid certificate matching its own domain name, but not a certificate matching the domain name of the host requested by the user, aka "Windows HTTP Services Certificate Name Mismatch Vulnerability."
Published Apr 15, 2009
5.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.07%
Description
Windows HTTP Services (aka WinHTTP) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, and Vista Gold allows remote web servers to impersonate arbitrary https web sites by using DNS spoofing to "forward a connection" to a different https web site that has a valid certificate matching its own domain name, but not a certificate matching the domain name of the host requested by the user, aka "Windows HTTP Services Certificate Name Mismatch Vulnerability."
Affected products
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (24 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.07% (0.05071) | 92.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.07% (0.05071) | 91.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 12.91% (0.12911) | 93.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 16.83% (0.16832) | 91.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 12.91% (0.12911) | 93.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 4, 2025 | 13.15% (0.13154) | 95.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 9.74% (0.09737) | 94.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 29, 2024 | 3.71% (0.03705) | 92.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 24, 2024 | 2.65% (0.02648) | 90.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 9, 2024 | 1.48% (0.01478) | 86.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 1.36% (0.01359) | 86.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 22, 2024 | 1.63% (0.01631) | 87.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 13, 2024 | 1.16% (0.01155) | 84.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | 0.82% (0.00817) | 79.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 1, 2023 | 0.88% (0.00878) | 80.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2023 | 1.24% (0.01241) | 83.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.43% (0.01430) | 84.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 10.52% (0.10522) | 94.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 18, 2022 | 10.52% (0.10522) | 94.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 52.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 15, 2022 | 10.52% (0.10522) | 94.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.72% (0.12716) | 95.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 9, 2022 | 12.72% (0.12716) | 90.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 13.77% (0.13771) | 90.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34677 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34437 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022041 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1027 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-013 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6027 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/34677 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34437 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022041 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1027 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-013 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6027 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
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