Multiple Symantec products DNSd proxy redirect
| symantec-dnsdproxy-redirect (44530) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Multiple Symantec products including Symantec Gateway Security, Enterprise Firewall and VelociRaptor could allow a remote attacker to redirect users, caused by an unspecified error in the DNSd proxy. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform DNS Cache Poisoning and redirect a victim to arbitrary Web sites.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.5 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 2.6 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Apply the hotfix for this vulnerability, as listed in Symantec Security Advisory SYM05-005. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Jun 15 2004 - 12:45:37 CDT: Symantec Enterprise Firewall DNSD cache poisoning Vulnerability.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Jun 16 2004 - 12:56:31 CDT: Re: Symantec Enterprise Firewall DNSD cache poisoning Vulnerability.
- Symantec Security Advisory SYM05-005: Symantec security gateway DNS redirection.
- 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.
- SA14595: Symantec Products Unspecified DNS Cache Poisoning Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1013451: Symantec VelociRaptor DNSd Proxy Bug Lets Remote Users Poison the DNS Cache
Platforms Affected:
- Symantec Enterprise Firewall 7.0
- Symantec Enterprise Firewall 8.0
- Symantec Gateway Security 5300 1.0
- Symantec Gateway Security 5400 2.0
- Symantec VelociRaptor 1300
Reported:
Jun 15, 2004
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