Check Point Firewall-1/VPN-1 4.1 RDP base.def accept_fw1_rdp privileges management

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Check Point Firewall-1 and VPN-1 4.1 (Firewall Software). Affected is the function accept_fw1_rdp of the file base.def of the component RDP Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 4.1 base.def contains a default macro, accept_fw1_rdp, which can allow remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions with forged RDP (internal protocol) headers to UDP port 259 of arbitrary hosts.

The weakness was shared 07/09/2001 by Bauer and Wesslowski as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-1158. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

It is possible to mitigate the weakness by firewalling udp/259.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (6815).

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Timelineinfo

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07/07/2014 +4153 days 🔍
04/09/2019 +1737 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: checkpoint.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Bauer , Wesslowski
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-1158 (🔍)
X-Force: 6815 - Check Point FireWall-1 faked RDP connections could bypass the firewall
SecurityFocus: 2952 - Check Point Firewall-1 RDP Header Firewall Bypassing Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1884 - Check Point FireWall-1 RDP Header Firewall Bypass

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/07/2014 10:54
Updated: 04/09/2019 09:26
Changes: 07/07/2014 10:54 (64), 04/09/2019 09:26 (1)
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