Check Point Firewall-1 GUI Log Viewer Vulnerability

BID:3336

Info

Check Point Firewall-1 GUI Log Viewer Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 3336
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 12 2001 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 12 2001 12:00AM
Credit: This vulnerability was initially discovered by the QinetiQ SHC Security Research Team, and was announced by <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Check Point Software Nokia Voyager 4.1
Check Point Software Firewall-1 4.1 SP5
Check Point Software Firewall-1 4.1 SP4
Check Point Software Firewall-1 4.1 SP3
Check Point Software Firewall-1 4.1 SP2
Check Point Software Firewall-1 4.1 SP1
Check Point Software Firewall-1 4.1
Check Point Software Firewall-1 4.0 SP8
Check Point Software Firewall-1 4.0 SP7
Check Point Software Firewall-1 4.0 SP6
Check Point Software Firewall-1 4.0 SP5
Check Point Software Firewall-1 4.0 SP4
Check Point Software Firewall-1 4.0 SP3
Check Point Software Firewall-1 4.0 SP2
Check Point Software Firewall-1 4.0 SP1
Check Point Software Firewall-1 4.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Check Point Firewall-1 GUI Log Viewer Vulnerability

Firewall-1 is a popular stateful-inspection firewall.

It has been reported that Firewall-1 may contain a buffer overflow vulnerability. The vulnerability is allegedly in logging of authentication attempts by GUI log viewing clients.

It may be possible for remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root on systems running Firewall-1.

The attack must be launched from hosts who are permitted to view logs via the GUI interface. This vulnerability is present only in the Windows NT and 2000 versions of the product.

Exploit / POC

Check Point Firewall-1 GUI Log Viewer Vulnerability

Currently the SecurityFocus staff are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

Check Point Firewall-1 GUI Log Viewer Vulnerability

Solution:
Check Point has made hotfixes available:


Check Point Software Nokia Voyager 4.1

Check Point Software Firewall-1 4.0 SP8

Check Point Software Firewall-1 4.1 SP4

Check Point Software Firewall-1 4.1 SP5

References

Check Point Firewall-1 GUI Log Viewer Vulnerability

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