CVE-2013-5635
Description
Media Encryption EPM Explorer in Check Point Endpoint Security through E80.50 does not properly maintain the state of password failures, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to bypass the device-locking protection mechanism by entering password guesses within multiple Unlock.exe processes that are running simultaneously.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| checkpoint | endpoint_security | e80 | |
| checkpoint | endpoint_security | e80.10 | |
| checkpoint | endpoint_security | e80.20 | |
| checkpoint | endpoint_security | e80.30 | |
| checkpoint | endpoint_security | e80.40 | |
| checkpoint | endpoint_security | e80.41 | |
| checkpoint | endpoint_security | e80.50 | |
References
- http://www.digitalsec.net/stuff/explt+advs/CheckPoint_EndPoint_EPM_Explorer.txt
- https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk96589
- http://www.digitalsec.net/stuff/explt+advs/CheckPoint_EndPoint_EPM_Explorer.txt
- https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk96589
CWEs
CWE-255
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.