CVE-2004-0040

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Check Point VPN-1 Server 4.1 through 4.1 SP6 and Check Point SecuRemote/SecureClient 4.1 through 4.1 build 4200 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an ISAKMP packet with a large Certificate Request packet.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 25.88% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107604682227031&w=2	mailing list
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/873334	us government resource third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9582	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/4432	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14150	vdb entry
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-073.shtml	third party advisory government resource
http://www.osvdb.org/3821	vdb entry
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/163	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0040?: CVE-2004-0040 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0040?: To fix CVE-2004-0040, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0040 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-0040 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~26% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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