Check Point Firewall-1/VPN-1 NG FP3/NG FP3 HF1 Syslog Daemon UDP Packet denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Check Point Firewall-1 and VPN-1 NG FP3/NG FP3 HF1. This affects an unknown function of the component Syslog Daemon. The manipulation as part of UDP Packet results in denial of service. There is no exploit available. Applying restrictive firewalling is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Check Point Firewall-1 and VPN-1 NG FP3/NG FP3 HF1 (Firewall Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Syslog Daemon. The manipulation as part of a UDP Packet leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was shared 01/01/2003 by Peter Bieringer. 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11613 (Check Point FireWall-1/VPN-1 Syslog Daemon Remote Overflow DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Firewalls.

It is possible to mitigate the weakness by firewalling .

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11594), Tenable (11613), SecurityFocus (BID 7159†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1624†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 11613
Nessus Name: Check Point FireWall-1/VPN-1 Syslog Daemon Remote Overflow DoS
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Recommended: Firewall
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03/20/2003 +78 days 🔍
08/10/2003 +143 days 🔍
06/30/2016 +4708 days 🔍
08/25/2022 +2247 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: checkpoint.com

Researcher: Peter Bieringer
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-88404
X-Force: 11594
SecurityFocus: 7159 - Check Point VPN-1/Firewall-1 Remote Syslog Data Resource Consumption Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1624 - DoS in Firewall-1/VPN-1 Syslog Daemon via Overly Large UDP Packets, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/01/2016 00:27
Updated: 08/25/2022 14:44
Changes: 07/01/2016 00:27 (38), 07/01/2016 00:30 (14), 08/25/2022 14:44 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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