CVE-2008-7009: checkpoint zonealarm

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-7009 is a medium (CVSS 6.9) vulnerability in checkpoint zonealarm. EPSS estimates a 1.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 19-08-2009
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in multiscan.exe in Check Point ZoneAlarm Security Suite 7.0.483.000 and 8.0.020.000 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a file or directory with a long path. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.