CVE-2000-0437

Gauntlet Firewall and WebShield - Buffer Overflow in CyberPatrol Daemon

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2000-0437. PoCs published by _Gramble_.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow in Mattel's Cyber Patrol software integrated into Network Associates Gauntlet Firewall versions 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, and 5.5. It sends a crafted payload to execute a file named /bin/zz on the remote firewall, demonstrating remote code execution.

Description

Buffer overflow in the CyberPatrol daemon "cyberdaemon" used in gauntlet and WebShield allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by _Gramble_ · cremoteirix

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19949

View Code ZIP pw:eip

This exploit targets a buffer overflow in Mattel's Cyber Patrol software integrated into Network Associates Gauntlet Firewall versions 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, and 5.5. It sends a crafted payload to execute a file named /bin/zz on the remote firewall, demonstrating remote code execution.

Classification

Working Poc 90%

Attack Type

Rce

Complexity

Moderate

Reliability

Reliable

Target: Network Associates Gauntlet Firewall (versions 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.5)

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Network access to the target firewall · Cyber Patrol software enabled on the firewall

MITRE ATT&CK

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application T1203 - Exploitation for Client Execution

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5

Core References

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://www.pgp.com/jump/gauntlet_advisory.asp

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://www.tis.com/support/cyberadvisory.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1234

Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0249.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb

http://www.osvdb.org/322

Scores

EPSS 0.0586

EPSS Percentile 92.3%

Details

Status published

Products (7)

network_associates/gauntlet_firewall 4.1

network_associates/gauntlet_firewall 4.2

network_associates/gauntlet_firewall 5.0

network_associates/gauntlet_firewall 5.5

network_associates/webshield 4.0

network_associates/webshield_e-ppliance 100.0

network_associates/webshield_e-ppliance 300.0

Published May 18, 2000

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026