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Symantec Products Unspecified DNS Cache Poisoning Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA14595
Release Date: 2005-03-16
Last Update: 2005-03-21
Popularity: 11,526 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Spoofing
Manipulation of data
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Symantec Gateway Security 1.x
Symantec Gateway Security 2.x
Symantec VelociRaptor 1.5

Software:Symantec Enterprise Firewall (SEF) 7.x
Symantec Enterprise Firewall (SEF) 8.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2005-0817


Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in various Symantec gateway products, which can be exploited by malicious people to poison the DNS cache.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in the DNS proxy (DNSd) when functioning as a DNS caching server or primary DNS server and can be exploited to poison the DNS cache.

The vulnerability may be related to:
SA11888

The following products are affected:
* Symantec Gateway Security 5400 Series, v2.x
* Symantec Gateway Security 5300 Series, v1.0
* Symantec Enterprise Firewall, v7.0.x (Windows and Solaris)
* Symantec Enterprise Firewall v8.0 (Windows and Solaris)
* Symantec VelociRaptor, Model 1100/1200/1300 v1.5

NOTE: This has already been exploited in the wild.

Solution:
The vendor has issued hotfixes.
http://www.symantec.com/techsupp

Changelog:
2005-03-21: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
Symantec:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.03.15.html
http://service1.symantec.com/support/ent-gate.nsf/docid/2005030417285454

Other References:
SA11888:
http://secunia.com/advisories/11888/

Internet Storm Center:
http://www.isc.sans.org/diary.php?date=2005-03-04


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