2.1

CVE-1999-0770: checkpoint firewall-1

CVSS: 2.1v2.0LowModified
Published 18-01-2000Last modified 01-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-1999-0770 is a low (CVSS 2.1) vulnerability in checkpoint firewall-1. EPSS estimates a 1.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
19/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
2.1/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.07%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 18-01-2000
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Firewall-1 sets a long timeout for connections that begin with ACK or other packets except SYN, allowing an attacker to conduct a denial of service via a large number of connection attempts to unresponsive systems.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.07%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

64%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.07% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.07%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databasedoshardwareVerified

    Check Point Software Firewall-1 3.0/1 4.0 - Table Saturation Denial of Service

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Checkpoint1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links