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Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-0039 · published 3 March 2004

CVE-2004-0039: Checkpoint firewall-1 vulnerability

Checkpoint · Firewall 1

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in HTTP Application Intelligence (AI) component in Check Point Firewall-1 NG-AI R55 and R54, and Check Point Firewall-1 HTTP Security Server included with NG FP1, FP2, and FP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via HTTP requests that cause format string specifiers to be used in an error message, as demonstrated using the scheme of a URI.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 9.3% · top 4.8%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
9.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in HTTP Application Intelligence (AI) component in Check Point Firewall-1 NG-AI R55 and R54, and Check Point Firewall-1 HTTP Security Server included with NG FP1, FP2, and FP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via HTTP requests that cause format string specifiers to be used in an error message, as demonstrated using the scheme of a URI.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107604682227031&w=2
http://www.checkpoint.com/techsupport/alerts/security_server.html
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-072.shtml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/790771 PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9581 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-036A.html US Government Resource
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/162
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14149
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107604682227031&w=2
http://www.checkpoint.com/techsupport/alerts/security_server.html
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-072.shtml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/790771 PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9581 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-036A.html US Government Resource
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/162
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14149

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2004-0039), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.