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CVE-2000-0895: Watchguard Soho Firewall: Buffer overflow

CVE-2000-0895 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Watchguard Soho Firewall. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

Buffer overflow in HTTP server on the WatchGuard SOHO firewall allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long GET request.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

• Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
• Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
• Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
• Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
• Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
• Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Affected products

• Watchguard Soho Firewall: 1.6; 2.1.3

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2114
• http://xforce.iss.net/alerts/advise70.php
• http://www.osvdb.org/4403
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5218