Check Point Firewall-1 3.0/4.0 TCP Timeout ACK Packet Saturation denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Check Point Firewall-1 3.0/4.0 and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component TCP Timeout Handler. Executing a manipulation as part of ACK Packet can lead to denial of service (Saturation). This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-0770. Additionally, an exploit exists. This vulnerability has historical importance owing to its background and reception. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Check Point Firewall-1 3.0/4.0 (Firewall Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component TCP Timeout Handler. The manipulation as part of a ACK Packet leads to a denial of service vulnerability (Saturation). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Firewall-1 sets a long timeout for connections that begin with ACK or other packets except SYN, allowing an attacker to conduct a denial of service via a large number of connection attempts to unresponsive systems.

The weakness was released 07/29/1999 by Lance Spitzner (Website). The advisory is available at cotse.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-0770. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/06/2024). This vulnerability has a historic impact due to its background and reception.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10271 (TCP/IP ACK Packet Saturation Remote DoS (stream.c)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Denial of Service.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4249), Exploit-DB (19436), Tenable (10271), SecurityFocus (BID 549†) and OSVDB (1027†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-88456. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Name: Saturation
Class: Denial of service / Saturation
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 10271
Nessus Name: TCP/IP ACK Packet Saturation Remote DoS (stream.c)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: checkpoint.com

Advisory: cotse.com
Researcher: Lance Spitzner
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0770 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0770
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14746
X-Force: 4249
SecurityFocus: 549 - FireWall-1, FloodGate-1, VPN-1 Table Saturation Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1027 - Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 Table Saturation DoS
Vulnerability Center: 11691 - Firewall-1 DoS due to Long Timeout, High

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

Created: 06/21/2014 17:53
Updated: 08/06/2024 16:50
Changes: 06/21/2014 17:53 (66), 09/12/2017 13:39 (6), 06/23/2021 09:48 (3), 08/06/2024 16:50 (24)
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Cache ID: 216:311:103

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