CVE-2006-4562

high

Description

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

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444330/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444135/100/100/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444134/100/100/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444114/100/100/threaded

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-09-06

Updated: 2026-04-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00397