CVE-1999-1204
Check Point Firewall-1 does not properly handle certain restricted keywords (e.g., Mail, auth,...
Check Point Firewall-1 does not properly handle certain restricted keywords (e.g., Mail, auth, time) in user-defined objects, which could produce a rule with a default "ANY" address and result in access to more systems than intended by the administrator.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Check Point Firewall-1 does not properly handle certain restricted keywords (e.g., Mail, auth, time) in user-defined objects, which could produce a rule with a default "ANY" address and result in access to more systems than intended by the administrator.
- Record
CVE-1999-1204- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Check Point Firewall-1 does not properly handle certain restricted keywords (e.g., Mail, auth, time) in user-defined objects, which could produce a rule with a default "ANY" address and result in access to more systems than intended by the administrator.
- Record
CVE-1999-1204- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1185 No score
Check Point Firewall-1 does not properly handle certain restricted keywords (e.g., Mail, auth, time) in user-defined objects, which could produce a rule with a default "ANY" address and result in access to more systems than intended by the administrator.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1185- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xmpr-j5r4-rg4x No score
Check Point Firewall-1 does not properly handle certain restricted keywords (e.g., Mail, auth,...
Check Point Firewall-1 does not properly handle certain restricted keywords (e.g., Mail, auth, time) in user-defined objects, which could produce a rule with a default "ANY" address and result in access to more systems than intended by the administrator.
- Record
GHSA-xmpr-j5r4-rg4x- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-1204 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Checkpoint Firewall-1, published May 11, 1998. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.36%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.