CVE-1999-0441 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

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.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p997-7xm4-q2hh.

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