Denial of Service Vulnerability in FireWall-1 by Check Point
CVE-2001-0182

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Checkpoint
Vendor
CVE Published:
26 March 2001

Summary

Remote attackers can exploit a vulnerability in FireWall-1 4.1 with a limited-IP license by sending a high volume of spoofed IP packets with multiple source addresses. This attack overwhelms the system's console with warning messages, leading to resource exhaustion and potential service disruption. Such incidents can significantly affect the performance and availability of network services protected by this firewall.

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Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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