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CVE-1999-0770

Firewall-1 sets a long timeout for connections that begin with ACK or other packets except SYN,...

2.1 LowPublic exploit

Firewall-1 sets a long timeout for connections that begin with ACK or other packets except SYN, allowing an attacker to conduct a denial of service via a large number of connection attempts to unresponsive systems.

Exploit likelihood

1.07%Down 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 2.1

Firewall-1 sets a long timeout for connections that begin with ACK or other packets except SYN, allowing an attacker to conduct a denial of service via a large number of connection attempts to unresponsive systems.

Record
CVE-1999-0770
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Firewall-1 sets a long timeout for connections that begin with ACK or other packets except SYN, allowing an attacker to conduct a denial of service via a large number of connection attempts to unresponsive systems.

Record
CVE-1999-0770
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0751 No score

Firewall-1 sets a long timeout for connections that begin with ACK or other packets except SYN, allowing an attacker to conduct a denial of service via a large number of connection attempts to unresponsive systems.

Record
EUVD-1999-0751
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cmfr-w36g-hm8h No score

Firewall-1 sets a long timeout for connections that begin with ACK or other packets except SYN,...

Firewall-1 sets a long timeout for connections that begin with ACK or other packets except SYN, allowing an attacker to conduct a denial of service via a large number of connection attempts to unresponsive systems.

Record
GHSA-cmfr-w36g-hm8h
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBCheck Point Software Firewall-1 3.0/1 4.0 - Table Saturation Denial of Service1999-07-29

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-1999-0770 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Checkpoint Firewall-1, published July 29, 1999. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.07%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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