Title: Check Point Firewall-1 Session Agent Dictionary Attack Vulnerability
Severity: MODERATE
Description:
A vulnerability exists in all versions of the Check Point Session Agent, part of Firewall-1. Session Agent works in such a way that the firewall will establish a connection back to the client machine. Upon doing so, it will prompt for a username, and if the username exists, a password. Upon failure, it will reprompt indefinitely. This allows for a simple brute force attack against the username and password.
Affected Products:
- Check Point Software Firewall-1 3.0.0
- Check Point Software Firewall-1 4.0.0
- Check Point Software Firewall-1 4.1.0
References:
- Check Point Software: Check Point Technical Support
- Check Point Software: FireWall-1 Product Homepage
- Check Point Software: Potential Security Issues Recently Identified in FireWall-1
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