CVE-1999-0441 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in WinGate machines via a buffer overflow in the Winsock Redirector Service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0441?
CVE-1999-0441 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Sep 1999. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Remote attackers can perform a denial of service in WinGate machines using a buffer overflow in the Winsock Redirector Service.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0441?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Qbik Wingate.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0441?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0441 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-1999-0441 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0441 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p997-7xm4-q2hh.