CVE-2001-1176

Format string vulnerability in Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 4.1 allows a remote authenticated firewall administrator to execute arbitrary code via format strings in the control connection.

Published: 2001-07-12 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2001-1176 is rated Moderate Risk (59.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.76%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-1176

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.31% 2.76% +0.44%
2 2025-03-30 3.36% 2.31% -1.05%
3 2025-03-29 — 3.36% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-1176

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-1176

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-1176

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
checkpoint firewall-1 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:firewall-1:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkpoint firewall-1 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:firewall-1:4.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkpoint firewall-1 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:firewall-1:4.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkpoint firewall-1 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:firewall-1:4.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkpoint provider-1 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:provider-1:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkpoint provider-1 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:provider-1:4.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkpoint provider-1 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:provider-1:4.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkpoint provider-1 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:provider-1:4.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkpoint vpn-1 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:vpn-1:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkpoint vpn-1 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:vpn-1:4.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkpoint vpn-1 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:vpn-1:4.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-1176

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