CVE-2006-4562
** DISPUTED ** The proxy DNS service in Symantec Gateway Security (SGS) allows remote attackers...
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
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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
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CVE-2006-4562- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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
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CVE-2006-4562- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-4550 No score
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
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EUVD-2006-4550- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-97wm-hr4h-jwm3 No score
** DISPUTED ** The proxy DNS service in Symantec Gateway Security (SGS) allows remote attackers...
** DISPUTED ** 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.
- Record
GHSA-97wm-hr4h-jwm3- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-4562 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Symantec Gateway Security, published September 6, 2006. Its validity is disputed. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.46%, the 73rd percentile.