CVE-2006-4518

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.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.18% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory idefense.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory securitytracker.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21295	patch vdb entry
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=444	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017284	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://forums.qbik.com/viewtopic.php?t=4215	patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30491	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4711	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23029	patch vendor advisory third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4518?: CVE-2006-4518 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4518?: To fix CVE-2006-4518, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-4518 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-4518 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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