CVE-2001-0940

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Published Jun 25, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflow in the GUI authentication code of Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 Management Server 4.0 and 4.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long user name.

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

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0923	Buffer overflow in the GUI authentication code of Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 Management Server 4.0 and 4.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long user name.

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: 3.9% (3.930% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/win2ksecadvice/2001-q3/0151.html
http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/bugtraq/2001/11/msg00291.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100094268017271&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100698954308436&w=2
http://www.checkpoint.com/techsupport/alerts/buffer_overflow.html
http://www.osvdb.org/1951
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3336
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7145

History

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Subscriptions

Checkpoint Firewall-1

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:37 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 25, 2002, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:37 AM
Reserved: Jan 31, 2002, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:55 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 21, 2001, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:55 PM

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