CVE-2000-0482
MediumExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Very high risk93th percentile - higher than 93% of all known CVEs
Summary
Check Point Firewall-1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a large number of malformed fragmented IP packets.
Risk Assessment
Attackers can disrupt access to services protected by the firewall, leading to downtime for the organization.
Recommendation
It is recommended to monitor network traffic and implement packet filtering to minimize the risk of DoS attacks.
Other vulnerabilities in Check Point Firewall-1
See all- CVE-2000-0150High
Check Point's Firewall-1 allows remote attackers to bypass port access restrictions on an FTP server by forcing it to send malicious packets that Firewall-1 misinterprets as a valid 227 response to a client's PASV attempt.
- CVE-1999-0675Medium
Check Point FireWall-1 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack that can be executed via UDP packets sent through VPN-1 to port 0 of a host.
- CVE-1999-1204High
Check Point Firewall-1 does not properly handle certain restricted keywords in user-defined objects, which could produce a rule with a default 'ANY' address.
Original NVD description (English source)
Check Point Firewall-1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a large number of malformed fragmented IP packets.