CVE-2000-0808 Auth bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass authentication in Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 via brute force attacks on the S/Key seed generation 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-2000-0808?

CVE-2000-0808 is a high-severity authentication bypass 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 seed generation mechanism in the inter-module S/Key authentication mechanism in Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a brute force attack, aka "One-time (s/key) Password Authentication."

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0808?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Checkpoint Firewall-1.

How do I fix CVE-2000-0808?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0808 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2000-0808 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0808 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-24q9-49c8-294h.

Is CVE-2000-0808 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free