CVE-2000-0807

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Published Jan 22, 2001 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

The OPSEC communications authentication mechanism (fwn1) in Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to spoof connections, aka the "OPSEC Authentication Vulnerability."

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:firewall-1:3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:firewall-1:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:firewall-1:4.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0801	The OPSEC communications authentication mechanism (fwn1) in Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to spoof connections, aka the "OPSEC Authentication Vulnerability."

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.678% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.checkpoint.com/techsupport/alerts/list_vun.html#OPSEC_Authentication
http://www.osvdb.org/4420
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5471

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Checkpoint Firewall-1

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:28 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 22, 2001, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:28 AM
Reserved: Sep 25, 2000, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:52 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 14, 2000, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:52 PM

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