CVE-2000-0582 is a denial of service vulnerability affecting Check Point FireWall-1 versions 4.0 and 4.1, specifically caused by the SMTP Security Server proxy's failure to handle streams of invalid commands such as binary zeros. Rated as medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.0, this flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger resource exhaustion and service disruption through low-complexity network vectors. While legacy proof-of-concept code is available in ExploitDB, the vulnerability is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog and shows no signs of active exploitation or recent community attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:firewall-1:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:firewall-1:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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