CVE-2001-0940 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in the GUI authentication code of Check Poin)
Buffer overflow in the GUI authentication code of Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 Management Server 4.0 and 4.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long user name.
| CVE ID | CVE-2001-0940 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.5 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2001-09-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Buffer overflow in the GUI authentication code of Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 Management Server 4.0 and 4.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long user name. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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