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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

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.

What does this mean?
Severity
5.0 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
1.86%EPSS, 79th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

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%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.0

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 ListNo 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-1999-0290No 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-9xqcNo 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

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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References

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