VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2006-4562
CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.46%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-09-06
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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