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CVE-2002-1979

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2002-12-31 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Watchguard VclassWatchguard Legacy RssaWatchguard Soho

Weakness Type

CWE-20

References