VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2000-1037
Check Point Firewall-1 session agent 3.0 through 4.1 generates different error messages for invalid user names versus invalid passwords, which allows remote attackers to determine valid usernames and guess a password via a brute force attack.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.35%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Check Point Firewall-1 session agent 3.0 through 4.1 generates different error messages for invalid user names versus invalid passwords, which allows remote attackers to determine valid usernames and guess a password via a brute force attack.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.35% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- checkpoint/firewall-1
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/76389Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1662Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/76389Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1662Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.