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Status published
Critical
CVE-2004-0040
Stack-based buffer overflow in Check Point VPN-1 Server 4.1 through...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107604682227031&w=2
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/873334
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9582
- http://www.osvdb.org/4432
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14150
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-073.shtml
- http://www.osvdb.org/3821
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/163
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Vulnerable Versions:
4.1, next_generation_fp0, next_generation_fp1
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 1st, 2004
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.