# CVE-2004-0039: Code injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on Check Point Firewalls via format string vulnerabilities in the HTTP Security Server.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Feb 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7877-qxpp-qjh5

## What is CVE-2004-0039?

CVE-2004-0039 is a critical code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Feb 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in HTTP Application Intelligence (AI) component in Check Point Firewall-1 NG-AI R55 and R54, and Check Point Firewall-1 HTTP Security Server included with NG FP1, FP2, and FP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via HTTP requests that cause format string specifiers to be used in an error message, as demonstrated using the scheme of a URI.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0039?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Checkpoint Firewall-1.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-0039?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0039 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2004-0039 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0039 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2004-0040](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0040/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0469](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0469/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-2679](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2679/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2004-0699](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0699/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2001-0940](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0940/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-0039 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-0039 is a critical code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Feb 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0039 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0039/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0039/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0039
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0039
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-0039

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0039/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.