CVE-2000-0806 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 22 Jan 2001 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 by exploiting the inter-module authentication mechanism.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2000-0806?

CVE-2000-0806 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jan 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The inter-module authentication mechanism (fwa1) in Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 4.1 and earlier may allow remote attackers to conduct a denial of service, aka "Inter-module Communications Bypass."

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0806?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Checkpoint Firewall-1.

How do I fix CVE-2000-0806?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0806 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2000-0806 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0806 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8cwh-9jp8-cq99.