Check Point Firewall-1 3.0/4.0 Authentication User information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Check Point Firewall-1 3.0/4.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Authentication. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure (User). This vulnerability was named CVE-2000-1032. In addition, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Check Point Firewall-1 3.0/4.0 (Firewall Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (User). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The client authentication interface for Check Point Firewall-1 4.0 and earlier generates different error messages for invalid usernames versus invalid passwords, which allows remote attackers to identify valid usernames on the firewall.

The weakness was presented 11/01/2000 by Ryan Gray (FIRST) (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2000-1032. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 5000 (FireWall-1 Login Access Enabled).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5816), SecurityFocus (BID 1890†), OSVDB (1632†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4571†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Name: User
Class: Information disclosure / User
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / 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

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: checkpoint.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Ryan Gray (FIRST)
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-1032 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-1032
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16053
X-Force: 5816
SecurityFocus: 1890 - Checkpoint Firewall-1 Valid Username Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1632 - Check Point FireWall-1 Valid Username Information Disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 4571 - Check Point Firewall-1 <= 4.0 Allows Brute Force Attack, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 06/30/2014 18:04
Updated: 10/11/2025 23:32
Changes: 06/30/2014 18:04 (62), 05/22/2019 11:53 (5), 10/11/2025 23:32 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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