# CVE-2005-3756: Google Mini Search Appliance, and possibly Google Search Appliance, allows remote attackers to port scan arbitrary hosts via URLs with modif

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-11-22 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2005-3756

## Related

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## References

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

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