CVE-2000-1037

High CVSS 7.5

Published 2000-12-11 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-1037, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Check Point Firewall-1 session agent 3.0 through 4.1 generates different error messages for invalid user names versus invalid passwords, which allows remote attackers to determine valid usernames and guess a password via a brute force attack.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-1037

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