CVE-2000-1032

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2000-12-11 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The client authentication interface for Check Point Firewall-1 4.0 and earlier generates different error messages for invalid usernames versus invalid passwords, which allows remote attackers to identify valid usernames on the firewall.

Affected products

checkpoint Firewall-1: 3.0, 4.0

References

http://www.osvdb.org/1632
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/142808
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1890
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5816
http://www.osvdb.org/1632
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/142808
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1890
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5816

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