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CVE-2008-3606· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Heap-based buffer overflow in the IMAP service in Qbik WinGate 6.2.2.1137 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of

Heap-based buffer overflow in the IMAP service in Qbik WinGate 6.2.2.1137 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the LIST command. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

MediumCVSS 6.5 · v2.0—Proof of concept No fix recorded
Published
Aug 12, 2008
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
4.5% · 91th percentile
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Action score

27

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 4.5%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
qbikwingate

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • qbik wingateup to 6.2.2 inclusive
  • qbik wingate2.0
  • qbik wingate2.1
  • qbik wingate3.0
  • qbik wingate3.0.5
  • qbik wingate4.0.1
  • qbik wingate4.1
  • qbik wingate4.1.0
  • qbik wingate4.1.1
  • qbik wingate4.2.0
  • qbik wingate4.3.0
  • qbik wingate4.4.0
  • qbik wingate4.4.1
  • qbik wingate4.4.2
  • qbik wingate4.5.0
  • qbik wingate4.5.1
  • qbik wingate4.5.2
  • qbik wingate5.0
  • qbik wingate5.0.0
  • qbik wingate5.0.1

Same product

qbik: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2006-2926Stack-based buffer overflow in the WWW Proxy Server of Qbik WinGate 6.1.1.1077 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and poss
    51Plan
  • CVE-2020-13866WinGate v9.4.1.5998 has insecure permissions for the installation directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing an exe
    31Monitor
  • CVE-1999-0291The WinGate proxy is installed without a password, which allows remote attackers to redirect connections without authentication.
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2009-0802Qbik WinGate, when transparent interception mode is enabled, uses the HTTP Host header to determine the remote endpoint, which allows remote
    22Monitor
  • CVE-2006-2917Directory traversal vulnerability in the IMAP server in WinGate 6.1.2.1094 and 6.1.3.1096, and possibly other versions before 6.1.4 Build 10
    22Monitor
  • CVE-1999-0441Remote attackers can perform a denial of service in WinGate machines using a buffer overflow in the Winsock Redirector Service.
    22Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrydos2008-08-08

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. First PoC-5 d
  2. Published
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+6623 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
P · data can be read
Integrity
P · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
P · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
P
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

nvd-primary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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