Qbik WinGate Buffer Overflow DoS Vulnerability

BID:509

Info

Qbik WinGate Buffer Overflow DoS Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 509
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes
Published: Feb 22 1999 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 22 1999 12:00AM
Credit: eEye Security Advisory AD02221999 released February 22 1999.
Vulnerable: Qbik WinGate Standard 4.0.1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Qbik WinGate Pro 4.0.1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Qbik WinGate 3.0
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 3.5.1
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Qbik WinGate Buffer Overflow DoS Vulnerability

WinGate's Winsock redirector service is susceptible to a buffer overflow vilnerability that will crash all WinGate services.

Exploit / POC

Qbik WinGate Buffer Overflow DoS Vulnerability

Telnet to the target machine, port 2080
Send 1079 characters


Prizm <[email protected]> has provided the following exploit - wingate.py

Blue Panda <[email protected]> has provided the following exploit for version 4.0.1 - wgate401.pl

Solution / Fix

Qbik WinGate Buffer Overflow DoS Vulnerability

Solution:
The following release of Wingate (version 4.1) will not be susceptible to this vulnerability. The beta version is available for download at the following location:

http://wingate.deerfield.com/beta

References

Qbik WinGate Buffer Overflow DoS Vulnerability

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