MEDIUM
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
Published Nov 28, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.77%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.77% 0.01775
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01775
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.77% (0.01775) | 77.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.71% (0.01707) | 74.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.18% (0.01176) | 77.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.36% (0.03363) | 91.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 24, 2024 | 3.36% (0.03363) | 90.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 9, 2023 | 2.71% (0.02706) | 89.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 2, 2023 | 4.22% (0.04219) | 91.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | 4.95% (0.04945) | 91.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2023 | 5.29% (0.05293) | 92.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 2, 2023 | 5.46% (0.05456) | 91.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.11% (0.05107) | 91.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://forums.qbik.com/viewtopic.php?t=4215 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=444 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23029 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017284 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21295 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4711 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30491 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://forums.qbik.com/viewtopic.php?t=4215 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=444 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23029 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1017284 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21295 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4711 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30491 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 28, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 31, 2006
Link CVE-2006-4518
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a