CVE-2006-4562

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

Published: 2006-09-05 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-4562 is rated Moderate Risk (44.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.40%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-4562

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 1.16% 1.40% +0.24%
2 2026-01-17 0.88% 1.16% +0.28%
3 2025-09-30 — 0.88% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-4562

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:P/I:N/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-4562

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-4562

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2006-4562: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-4562

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-4562

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec gateway_security 1.0 cpe:2.3:h:symantec:gateway_security:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec gateway_security 320 cpe:2.3:h:symantec:gateway_security:320:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec gateway_security 360 cpe:2.3:h:symantec:gateway_security:360:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec gateway_security 360r cpe:2.3:h:symantec:gateway_security:360r:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec gateway_security 5000_series_2.0.1 cpe:2.3:h:symantec:gateway_security:5000_series_2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec gateway_security 5000_series_3.0 cpe:2.3:h:symantec:gateway_security:5000_series_3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec gateway_security 5110 cpe:2.3:h:symantec:gateway_security:5110:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec gateway_security 5110_1.0 cpe:2.3:h:symantec:gateway_security:5110_1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec gateway_security 5200 cpe:2.3:h:symantec:gateway_security:5200:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec gateway_security 5200_1.0 cpe:2.3:h:symantec:gateway_security:5200_1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec gateway_security 5300 cpe:2.3:h:symantec:gateway_security:5300:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec gateway_security 5300_1.0 cpe:2.3:h:symantec:gateway_security:5300_1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec gateway_security 5310_1.0 cpe:2.3:h:symantec:gateway_security:5310_1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec gateway_security 5400_2.0 cpe:2.3:h:symantec:gateway_security:5400_2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec gateway_security 5400_2.0.1 cpe:2.3:h:symantec:gateway_security:5400_2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-4562

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