medium
6.5
CWE
119
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2008-3606: Buffer Overflow

First published: Tue Aug 12 2008(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Qbik WinGate=4.4.0-beta_a
Qbik WinGate=6.0.4.1025
Qbik WinGate=5.1
Qbik WinGate=6.1.1.1077
Qbik WinGate=3.0.5
Qbik WinGate=5.2
Qbik WinGate<=6.2.2
Qbik WinGate=4.4.1
Qbik WinGate=6.0.0.984
Qbik WinGate=5.2.2
Qbik WinGate=5.0.0
Qbik WinGate=6.0
Qbik WinGate=4.2.0
Qbik WinGate=6.1.2.1094
Qbik WinGate=6.0.2.1000
Qbik WinGate=5.0.5
Qbik WinGate=6.1.3.1096
Qbik WinGate=2.1
Qbik WinGate=6.2.1
Qbik WinGate=6.0.2.1001
Qbik WinGate=4.1-beta_a
Qbik WinGate=6.0.1.993
Qbik WinGate=4.3.0
Qbik WinGate=6.0.1.995
Qbik WinGate=4.1.1
Qbik WinGate=5.2.3
Qbik WinGate=4.5.0-beta_b
Qbik WinGate=4.3.0-beta_b
Qbik WinGate=4.3.0-beta_a
Qbik WinGate=4.0.1
Qbik WinGate=3.0
Qbik WinGate=4.4.0
Qbik WinGate=2.0
Qbik WinGate=6.1.4
Qbik WinGate=4.5.2
Qbik WinGate=4.5.0-beta_a
Qbik WinGate=6.2.2.1137
Qbik WinGate=4.1.0
Qbik WinGate=4.4.2
Qbik WinGate=5.0
Qbik WinGate=5.0.1.766
Qbik WinGate=6.0.3.1005
Qbik WinGate=5.0.1
Qbik WinGate=4.5.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2008-3606?

    CVE-2008-3606 is rated as high severity due to its potential for denial of service and arbitrary code execution.

  • How do I fix CVE-2008-3606?

    To mitigate CVE-2008-3606, update to a version of Qbik WinGate that is later than 6.2.2.1137.

  • What software is affected by CVE-2008-3606?

    CVE-2008-3606 affects multiple versions of Qbik WinGate up to and including version 6.2.2.1137.

  • Can CVE-2008-3606 lead to a complete system compromise?

    Yes, CVE-2008-3606 can potentially allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code on the system.

  • What is the nature of the vulnerability in CVE-2008-3606?

    CVE-2008-3606 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that can be exploited via a long argument to the LIST command in the IMAP service.

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