CVE-2002-0428 Auth bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass authentication timeouts in Check Point SecuRemote/SecuClient by modifying local configuration files, maintaining unauthorized access.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2002-0428?

CVE-2002-0428 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jun 2002. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Check Point FireWall-1 SecuRemote/SecuClient 4.0 and 4.1 allows clients to bypass the "authentication timeout" by modifying the to_expire or expire values in the client's users.C configuration file.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0428?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Checkpoint Check Point Vpn, Checkpoint Firewall-1, Checkpoint Next Generation.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0428?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0428 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-2002-0428 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0428 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jqf7-2vx9-v35c.

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