Qbik Wingate Connection Localhost denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Qbik Wingate. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Connection Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service (Localhost). This vulnerability is documented as CVE-1999-0290. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qbik Wingate (the affected version is unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Connection Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability (Localhost). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

the wingate telnet proxy allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of connections to localhost.

The weakness was released 02/21/1998. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0290. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10310 (WinGate Telnet Proxy localhost Connection Saturation DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context r.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (2003), Tenable (10310) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-251†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Localhost
Class: Denial of service / Localhost
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 10310
Nessus Name: WinGate Telnet Proxy localhost Connection Saturation DoS
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/21/1998 🔍
02/21/1998 +0 days 🔍
02/21/1998 +0 days 🔍
06/22/1999 +486 days 🔍
11/25/2002 +1252 days 🔍
06/18/2014 +4223 days 🔍
04/17/2026 +4321 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0290 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0290
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14081
X-Force: 2003
Vulnerability Center: 251 - WinGate Telnet Proxy DOS, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 00:02
Updated: 04/17/2026 08:57
Changes: 06/19/2014 00:02 (57), 05/05/2019 18:30 (2), 04/17/2026 08:57 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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