What is the severity of CVE-2002-1979?

CVE-2002-1979 has a medium severity level due to the potential for remote attackers to bypass firewall rules.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1979?

To fix CVE-2002-1979, upgrade the firmware of affected WatchGuard SOHO and Vclass/RSSA products to versions later than 5.1.6 and 3.2 SP1 respectively.

What type of attack does CVE-2002-1979 enable?

CVE-2002-1979 enables remote attackers to bypass firewall rules by manipulating FTP command responses.

Is CVE-2002-1979 a widespread issue?

CVE-2002-1979 is considered a significant issue for systems using outdated WatchGuard firmware that can still be found in some legacy installations.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2002-1979

high

7.5

CWE

31/12/2002

28/6/2005

8/8/2024

CVE-2002-1979: Input Validation

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2002-1979?

CVE-2002-1979 affects WatchGuard SOHO products running firmware 5.1.6 and earlier and Vclass/RSSA using version 3.2 SP1 and earlier.

First published: Tue Dec 31 2002(Updated: )

WatchGuard SOHO products running firmware 5.1.6 and earlier, and Vclass/RSSA using 3.2 SP1 and earlier, allows remote attackers to bypass firewall rules by sending a PASV command string as the argument of another command to an FTP server, which generates a response that contains the string, causing IPFilter to treat the response as if it were a legitimate PASV command from the server.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Watchguard Legacy Rssa	<=3.2_sp1
Watchguard Soho	<=5.1.6
Watchguard Vclass	<=3.2_sp1
WatchGuard SOHO	<=5.1.6

Remedy

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1979?
CVE-2002-1979 has a medium severity level due to the potential for remote attackers to bypass firewall rules.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1979?
To fix CVE-2002-1979, upgrade the firmware of affected WatchGuard SOHO and Vclass/RSSA products to versions later than 5.1.6 and 3.2 SP1 respectively.
Which products are affected by CVE-2002-1979?
CVE-2002-1979 affects WatchGuard SOHO products running firmware 5.1.6 and earlier and Vclass/RSSA using version 3.2 SP1 and earlier.
What type of attack does CVE-2002-1979 enable?
CVE-2002-1979 enables remote attackers to bypass firewall rules by manipulating FTP command responses.
Is CVE-2002-1979 a widespread issue?
CVE-2002-1979 is considered a significant issue for systems using outdated WatchGuard firmware that can still be found in some legacy installations.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1979?
CVE-2002-1979 has a medium severity level due to the potential for remote attackers to bypass firewall rules.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1979?
To fix CVE-2002-1979, upgrade the firmware of affected WatchGuard SOHO and Vclass/RSSA products to versions later than 5.1.6 and 3.2 SP1 respectively.
Which products are affected by CVE-2002-1979?
CVE-2002-1979 affects WatchGuard SOHO products running firmware 5.1.6 and earlier and Vclass/RSSA using version 3.2 SP1 and earlier.
What type of attack does CVE-2002-1979 enable?
CVE-2002-1979 enables remote attackers to bypass firewall rules by manipulating FTP command responses.
Is CVE-2002-1979 a widespread issue?
CVE-2002-1979 is considered a significant issue for systems using outdated WatchGuard firmware that can still be found in some legacy installations.