PT-2001-2548 · Gauntlet · Gauntlet Firewall

Published 2001-09-04 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2001-1456

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 Gauntlet Firewall versions 5.0 through 6.0

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the smap/smapd and CSMAP daemons, which can be exploited by remote attackers through a crafted mail message, allowing them to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Gauntlet Firewall versions 5.0 through 6.0, consider disabling the smap/smapd and CSMAP daemons as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to these daemons to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-1456

Affected Products

Gauntlet Firewall

References · 6

• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/206723 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1456 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7088 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/3290 · Note
• http://cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-25.html · Note
• ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20011104-01-I · Patch, Vendor Advisory