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Symantec Products Unspecified DNS Cache Poisoning Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA14595
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Release Date:
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2005-03-16
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Last Update:
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2005-03-21
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Popularity:
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11,526 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Spoofing
Manipulation of data
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Symantec Gateway Security 1.x
Symantec Gateway Security 2.x
Symantec VelociRaptor 1.5
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| Software: | Symantec Enterprise Firewall (SEF) 7.x
Symantec Enterprise Firewall (SEF) 8.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-0817
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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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