CVE-2000-1201 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service by flooding port 264, leading to high CPU usage on Check Point FireWall-1.

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-2000-1201?

CVE-2000-1201 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Check Point FireWall-1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (high CPU) via a flood of packets to port 264.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1201?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Checkpoint Firewall-1.

How do I fix CVE-2000-1201?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1201 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-2000-1201 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-1201 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m9g9-rq7f-5c46.

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