Check Point Firewall-1 4.0/4.1 Fragmentation denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Check Point Firewall-1 4.0/4.1. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Fragmentation Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2000-0482. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Check Point Firewall-1 4.0/4.1 (Firewall Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Fragmentation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Check Point Firewall-1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a large number of malformed fragmented IP packets.

The weakness was released 06/05/2000 by Lance Spitzner (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-0482. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11902 (TCP/IP IP Fragmentation Remote DoS (jolt2)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Denial of Service and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4609), Exploit-DB (19994), Tenable (11902), SecurityFocus (BID 1312†) and OSVDB (1379†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-17325. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 11902
Nessus Name: TCP/IP IP Fragmentation Remote DoS (jolt2)
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OpenVAS ID: 11902
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: checkpoint.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Lance Spitzner
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2000-0482 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0482
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15631
X-Force: 4609
SecurityFocus: 1312 - Check Point Firewall-1 Fragmented Packets DoS Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1379 - Check Point FireWall-1 Fragmented Packets DoS
Vulnerability Center: 2692 - Check Point Firewall-1 DoS by Malformed Fragmented IP Packets, High

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

Created: 06/25/2014 10:10
Updated: 02/03/2025 03:10
Changes: 06/25/2014 10:10 (79), 05/16/2019 11:31 (1), 02/03/2025 03:10 (19)
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