CVE-2005-0817

Unknown vulnerability in the DNSd proxy, as used in Symantec Gateway Security 5400 2.x and 5300 1.x, Enterprise Firewall 7.0.x and 8.x, and VelociRaptor 1100/1200/1300 1.5, allows remote attackers to poison the DNS cache and redirect users to malicious sites.

Published: 2005-05-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-0817 is rated Moderate Risk (46.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.62%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0817

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.74% 1.62% +0.87%
2 2025-03-30 0.84% 0.74% -0.09%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.84% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0817

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-0817

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0817

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec enterprise_firewall 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:enterprise_firewall:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec enterprise_firewall 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:enterprise_firewall:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec velociraptor model_1300 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:velociraptor:model_1300:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec gateway_security_5300 1.0 cpe:2.3:h:symantec:gateway_security_5300:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec gateway_security_5400 2.0 cpe:2.3:h:symantec:gateway_security_5400:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0817

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