Check Point firewall denial of service caused by UDP packet sent to port 0
| checkpoint-port (3233) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Check Point firewalls can be remotely crashed by sending a UDP packet to port 0 of any host routed through a configured VPN (Virtual Private Network).
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon, 9 Aug 1999 08:19:02 -0500: FW1 UDP Port 0 DoS.
- BID-576: Firewall-1 Port 0 Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-1999-0675: Check Point FireWall-1 can be subjected to a denial of service via UDP packets that are sent through VPN-1 to port 0 of a host.
- OSVDB ID: 1038: Check Point FireWall-1 UDP Port 0 DoS
Platforms Affected:
- CheckPoint FireWall-1 3.0
- CheckPoint FireWall-1 4.0
Reported:
Aug 08, 1999
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