Check Point Firewall-1 4.0 LDAP Attribute privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Check Point Firewall-1 4.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component LDAP Attribute Handler. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-1999-0895. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Check Point Firewall-1 4.0 (Firewall Software). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component LDAP Attribute 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:

Firewall-1 does not properly restrict access to LDAP attributes.

The weakness was shared 10/20/1999 by Olaf Selke (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-0895. 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 neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (3374), SecurityFocus (BID 725†) and OSVDB (1117†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Not Affected

  • Check Point Firewall-1 3.0

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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

10/20/1999 🔍
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06/22/2014 +4138 days 🔍
04/19/2026 +4319 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: checkpoint.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Olaf Selke
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0895 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0895
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14904
X-Force: 3374
SecurityFocus: 725 - Check Point Firewall-1 LDAP Authentication Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1117 - Check Point FireWall-1 LDAP fw1allowed-dst Access

Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2014 13:51
Updated: 04/19/2026 15:42
Changes: 06/22/2014 13:51 (48), 05/21/2018 10:14 (9), 04/19/2026 15:42 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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