Denial of Service Vulnerability in Watchguard Firebox II by WatchGuard Technologies
CVE-2001-0592

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Watchguard
Status
Firebox Ii
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 August 2001

Summary

The Watchguard Firebox II, prior to version 4.6, is susceptible to a denial of service attack. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a large stream of malformed ICMP or TCP packets, exceeding 10,000 packets, leading to potential disruptions and downtime of the firewall services. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to network integrity and service availability, making it crucial for organizations to ensure their systems are updated to the latest version to mitigate these risks.

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/00...
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6327
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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