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CVE-2006-4562

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2006-09-06 Modified: 2026-06-16

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

Affected Platforms

Symantec Gateway Security

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References