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CVE-2006-4562

The proxy DNS service in Symantec Gateway Security (SGS) allows remote attackers to make arbitrary DNS queries to third-party DNS servers, while hiding the source IP address of the attacker. NOTE: another researcher has stated that the default configuration does not proxy DNS queries received on the external interface

Published

2006-09-06T00:04:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Hardware symantec gateway_security 1.0 Yes
Hardware symantec gateway_security 320 Yes
Hardware symantec gateway_security 360 Yes
Hardware symantec gateway_security 360r Yes
Hardware symantec gateway_security 5000_series_2.0.1 Yes
Hardware symantec gateway_security 5000_series_3.0 Yes
Hardware symantec gateway_security 5110 Yes
Hardware symantec gateway_security 5110_1.0 Yes
Hardware symantec gateway_security 5200 Yes
Hardware symantec gateway_security 5200_1.0 Yes
Hardware symantec gateway_security 5300 Yes
Hardware symantec gateway_security 5300_1.0 Yes
Hardware symantec gateway_security 5310_1.0 Yes
Hardware symantec gateway_security 5400_2.0 Yes
Hardware symantec gateway_security 5400_2.0.1 Yes
References