CVE-1999-0290

Summary

CVE-1999-0290 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting WinGate's telnet proxy. An attacker can trigger the issue by flooding the system with a high volume of connections to localhost. This can result in the proxy becoming unresponsive and causing a denial of service to the affected system. The vulnerability is significant as it can be exploited remotely, potentially impacting the availability of critical services. Organizations using WinGate are advised to implement protective measures, such as limiting the number of connections or disabling the telnet proxy, to mitigate the risk of a denial-of-service attack.

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