1379 : Check Point FireWall-1 Fragmented Packet Parsing Remote DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2000-06-05

Description

FireWall-1 contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when a remote attacker sends a large amount of incomplete framgented packets, and will result in loss of availability for the platform.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Solution: Patch / RCS, Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Third-party Verified
OSVDB: Security Software

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.0 SP 6, 4.1 SP2 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.	FireWall-1	4.0
		4.1

References

Bugtraq ID: 1312
Exploit Database: 19994
CVE ID: 2000-0482 (see also: NVD)
CERT VU: 35958
ISS X-Force ID: 4609
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0473.html
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.checkpoint.com/techsupport/alerts/ipfrag_dos.html
http://www.checkpoint.com/techsupport/alerts/list_vun.html#IP_Fragmentation

Tools & Filters

	11902

Credit

Lance Spitzner - spitznerdimension.net - Dimension Enterprises Inc

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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