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TI-2006-04364 Aliases CVE-2006-4518GHSA-2gcc-r844-pr65

Qbik WinGate 6.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU…

Priority LOW 26Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0178 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:qbik:wingate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 6.1.4VulnerableQbik
  • cpe:2.3:a:qbik:wingate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.1.4 Vulnerable ·Qbik

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-4518
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2gcc-r844-pr65

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2006-02833 Stack-based buffer overflow in the WWW Proxy Server of Qbik WinGate 6.1.1.1077 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-1999-00287 The WinGate proxy is installed without a password, which allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-10850 WinGate v9.4.1.5998 has insecure permissions for the installation directory, which allows… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2008-03453 Heap-based buffer overflow in the IMAP service in Qbik WinGate 6.2.2.1137 and earlier… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-1999-00436 Remote attackers can perform a denial of service in WinGate machines using a buffer… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2009-00762 Qbik WinGate, when transparent interception mode is enabled, uses the HTTP Host header to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.4
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Sources

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