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Medium
CVE-2006-4518
Qbik WinGate 6.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause...
Vulnerability Description
Qbik WinGate 6.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a DNS request with a self-referencing compressed name pointer, which triggers an infinite loop.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21295
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=444
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017284
- http://forums.qbik.com/viewtopic.php?t=4215
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30491
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4711
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23029
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 28th, 2006
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.