CVE-2005-3756

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-11-22 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Google Mini Search Appliance, and possibly Google Search Appliance, allows remote attackers to port scan arbitrary hosts via URLs with modified targets and ports, then comparing the resulting error messages to determine open and closed ports.

Affected products

Google Mini Search Appliance: all versions
Google Search Appliance: all versions

References

http://metasploit.com/research/vulns/google_proxystylesheet/
http://secunia.com/advisories/17644
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015246
http://www.osvdb.org/20979
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/417310/30/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15509
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2500
http://metasploit.com/research/vulns/google_proxystylesheet/
http://secunia.com/advisories/17644
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015246
http://www.osvdb.org/20979
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/417310/30/0/threaded

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