Check Point Firewall-1 3.0/4.0 FTP Server privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Check Point Firewall-1 3.0/4.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component FTP Server. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2000-0150. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended 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 critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component FTP Server. 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. CVE summarizes:

Check Point Firewall-1 allows remote attackers to bypass port access restrictions on an FTP server by forcing it to send malicious packets that Firewall-1 misinterprets as a valid 227 response to a client's PASV attempt.

The weakness was disclosed 02/09/2000 by John McDonald as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2000-0150. 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 an exploit is available. 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 979†) and OSVDB (4417†). The entries VDB-19620 and VDB-19621 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • Check Point Firewall-1 3.0/4.0
  • Cisco PIX Firewall up to 5.0

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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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: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/09/2000 🔍
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02/12/2000 +3 days 🔍
03/22/2004 +1500 days 🔍
06/23/2014 +3744 days 🔍
04/20/2026 +4319 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: checkpoint.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: John McDonald
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0150 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0150
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15322
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SecurityFocus: 979 - Multiple Firewall Vendor FTP Server Vulnerability
OSVDB: 4417 - Check Point FireWall-1 FTP PASV Bypass

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

Created: 06/23/2014 17:33
Updated: 04/20/2026 20:59
Changes: 06/23/2014 17:33 (57), 05/23/2018 10:59 (3), 01/21/2025 06:58 (17), 04/20/2026 20:59 (1)
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