VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-1176
Format string vulnerability in Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 4.1 allows a remote authenticated firewall administrator to execute arbitrary code via format strings in the control connection.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.76%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.76%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Format string vulnerability in Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 4.1 allows a remote authenticated firewall administrator to execute arbitrary code via format strings in the control connection.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.76% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- checkpoint/firewall-1 · checkpoint/provider-1 · checkpoint/vpn-1
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0209.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.checkpoint.com/techsupport/alerts/format_strings.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/1901
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3021Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6849
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0209.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.checkpoint.com/techsupport/alerts/format_strings.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/1901
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3021Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6849
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.