CVE-2009-1227 describes a disputed buffer overflow vulnerability in the Check Point Firewall-1 PKI Web Service, specifically affecting TCP port 18624. Remote attackers could potentially trigger a denial of service or execute arbitrary code by sending overly long Authorization or Referer HTTP headers. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is rated as critical, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite the high severity score and the existence of public exploit code (EDB-8313), Check Point has disputed the vulnerability, stating they could not reproduce it and consider their products secure. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:firewall-1_pki_web_service:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.