VDB-18504 · CVE-2002-0428 · BID 4253

Check Point Firewall-1 4.0/4.1 Authentication Timeout users.C to_expire/expire improper authentication

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Check Point Firewall-1 4.0/4.1 (Firewall Software). Affected is the function to_expire/expire of the file users.C of the component Authentication Timeout Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Check Point FireWall-1 SecuRemote/SecuClient 4.0 and 4.1 allows clients to bypass the "authentication timeout" by modifying the to_expire or expire values in the client s users.C configuration file.

The weakness was shared 08/12/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-0428. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/08/2002 🔍
08/12/2002 +157 days 🔍
08/12/2002 +0 days 🔍
07/22/2014 +4362 days 🔍
06/07/2018 +1416 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: checkpoint.com

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0428 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 4253

Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2014 21:09
Updated: 06/07/2018 10:01
Changes: 07/22/2014 21:09 (48), 06/07/2018 10:01 (3)
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