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WinGate Compressed Name Pointer Denial of Service Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks version number in WinGate's banner

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote proxy is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description :

The remote host appears to be running WinGate, a Windows application
for managing and securing Internet access.

The version of WinGate installed on the remote host contains a flaw
involving the processing of DNS requests with compressed name
pointers. By sending a specially-crafted DNS request to a UDP port on
which WinGate is listening, an unauthenticated remote attacker can
cause the affected application to consume 100% of the available CPU,
thereby denying service to legitimate users.

See also :

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=444
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-11/0398.html
http://forums.qbik.com/viewtopic.php?t=4215

Solution :

Upgrade to WinGate 6.2.0 or later.

Network Security Threat Level:

Low / CVSS Base Score : 2.3
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:N/I:N/A:P/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 21295

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2006 Tenable Network Security

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