Check Point Firewall-1 Keyword privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Check Point Firewall-1. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Keyword Handler. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-1204. There is not any exploit available. This vulnerability is considered historic because of its background and reception. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Check Point Firewall-1 (Firewall Software) (unknown version). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Keyword Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Check Point Firewall-1 does not properly handle certain restricted keywords (e.g., Mail, auth, time) in user-defined objects, which could produce a rule with a default "ANY" address and result in access to more systems than intended by the administrator.

The weakness was released 05/11/1998 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-1204. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/17/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK. Due to its background and reception, this vulnerability has a historic impact.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7293) and OSVDB (4416†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

05/11/1998 🔍
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03/22/2004 +2142 days 🔍
06/19/2014 +3740 days 🔍
04/17/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: checkpoint.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-1999-1204 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1204
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14131
X-Force: 7293 - Check Point FireWall-1 reserved keywords in user-defined objects could allow unauthorized access
OSVDB: 4416 - Check Point FireWall-1 Restricted Keyword Bypass

Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 15:21
Updated: 04/17/2026 11:58
Changes: 06/19/2014 15:21 (54), 04/03/2019 19:01 (2), 04/17/2026 11:58 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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