PT-2001-1875 · Watchguard · Watchguard Firebox

Published 2001-09-20 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2001-0692

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: WatchGuard Firebox versions 4.5 through 4.6

Description: The issue allows a remote attacker to bypass firewall filtering. This is achieved by using a base64 MIME encoded email attachment with a boundary name that ends in two dashes.

Recommendations: For versions 4.5 and 4.6, consider restricting access to email attachments with suspicious boundary names until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, monitor email traffic closely for potential bypass attempts.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0692

Affected Products

Watchguard Firebox

References · 5

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/189783 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/2855 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0692 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6682 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99379787421319&w=2 · Note