CVE-2001-1158 describes a critical vulnerability in Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 version 4.1, where a default macro, accept_fw1_rdp, allows remote attackers to bypass security restrictions. By forging RDP headers to UDP port 259, attackers can gain unauthorized access to arbitrary hosts. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a severe risk with network-based attacks, low attack complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:firewall-1:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:firewall-1:4.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1_build_41439CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:firewall-1:4.1_build_41439:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.