HIGH
Buffer overflow in the GUI authentication code of Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 Management Server 4.0 and 4.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long user name
Published Jun 25, 2002
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.93%
Description
Buffer overflow in the GUI authentication code of Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 Management Server 4.0 and 4.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long user name.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 4.0
- 4.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.93% 0.03930
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03930
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.93% (0.03930) | 90.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.93% (0.03930) | 88.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.46% (0.08459) | 91.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.34% (0.06340) | 84.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.46% (0.08459) | 91.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 12.45% (0.12450) | 95.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.61% (0.03608) | 90.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.26% (0.08263) | 93.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.26% (0.08263) | 92.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.26% (0.08263) | 82.29th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/win2ksecadvice/2001-q3/0151.html mailing-listx_refsource_WIN2KSECPatchVendor Advisory
- http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/bugtraq/2001/11/msg00291.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100094268017271&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100698954308436&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.checkpoint.com/techsupport/alerts/buffer_overflow.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CHECKPOINT
- http://www.osvdb.org/1951 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3336 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7145 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/win2ksecadvice/2001-q3/0151.html | mailing-listx_refsource_WIN2KSECPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/bugtraq/2001/11/msg00291.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100094268017271&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100698954308436&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.checkpoint.com/techsupport/alerts/buffer_overflow.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CHECKPOINT | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/1951 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3336 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7145 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 25, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jan 31, 2002
Link CVE-2001-0940
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a