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CVE-2004-0040: checkpoint firewall-1

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
Published 01-09-2004Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2004-0040 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in checkpoint firewall-1. EPSS estimates a 7.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
7.62%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 01-09-2004
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

7.62%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

95%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 7.62% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
7.62%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Checkpoint2 products
  • firewall-14.1 | 4.1:sp1 | 4.1:sp2 | 4.1:sp3 | 4.1:sp4 | 4.1:sp5 | 4.1:sp5a | next_generation_fp0 | next_generation_fp1
  • vpn-14.1:sp5a | next_generation_fp0 | next_generation_fp1

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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