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CVE-1999-0290

The WinGate telnet proxy allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number...

5.0 Medium

The WinGate telnet proxy allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of connections to localhost.

Exploit likelihood

1.86%Up 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

The WinGate telnet proxy allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of connections to localhost.

Record
CVE-1999-0290
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The WinGate telnet proxy allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of connections to localhost.

Record
CVE-1999-0290
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0290 No score

The WinGate telnet proxy allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of connections to localhost.

Record
EUVD-1999-0290
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m634-4fwc-9xqc No score

The WinGate telnet proxy allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number...

The WinGate telnet proxy allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of connections to localhost.

Record
GHSA-m634-4fwc-9xqc
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-1999-0290 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Qbik Wingate, published February 21, 1998. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.86%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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