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CVE-2006-4562

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 1.5%EU EUVD

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

Key facts

CVSS score
5.0 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS score
1.5% (74th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2006-4550)
Published
September 6, 2006
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-4550 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • symantec / gateway security
  • symantec / gateway security
  • symantec / gateway security
  • symantec / gateway security
  • symantec / gateway security
  • symantec / gateway security
  • symantec / gateway security
  • symantec / gateway security
  • symantec / gateway security
  • symantec / gateway security
  • symantec / gateway security
  • symantec / gateway security
  • symantec / gateway security
  • symantec / gateway security
  • symantec / gateway security

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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