ISS BlackICE PC Protection/BlackICE Server 3.6ccb protect.ini privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in ISS BlackICE PC Protection and BlackICE Server 3.6ccb. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file firewall.ini/blackice.ini/sigs.ini/protect.ini. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2004-1714. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in ISS BlackICE PC Protection and BlackICE Server 3.6ccb. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file firewall.ini/blackice.ini/sigs.ini/protect.ini. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

BlackICE PC Protection and Server Protection installs (1) firewall.ini, (2) blackice.ini, (3) sigs.ini and (4) protect.ini with Everyone Full Control permissions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or modify configuration, as demonstrated by modifying firewall.ini to contain a large firewall rule.

The weakness was disclosed 08/11/2004 by Paul Craig as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-1714 since 02/26/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:firewall.ini/blackice.ini/sigs.ini/protect.ini it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14270 (ISS BlackICE/PC Protection Unprivileged User Local DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 34030 (Internet Security Systems BlackICE PC Protection Firewall.INI Local Buffer Overrun Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16959), Exploit-DB (24362), Tenable (14270), SecurityFocus (BID 10915†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5122†). The entry VDB-23048 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 14270
Nessus Name: ISS BlackICE/PC Protection Unprivileged User Local DoS
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Paul Craig
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-1714 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1714
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22092
X-Force: 16959
SecurityFocus: 10915 - Internet Security Systems BlackICE PC Protection Firewall.INI Local Buffer Overrun Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 5122 - Buffer Overflow in IIS BlackICE Handling of INI Files, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/18/2014 15:46
Updated: 07/14/2025 12:43
Changes: 12/18/2014 15:46 (66), 05/24/2019 10:27 (2), 07/06/2025 16:21 (20), 07/14/2025 12:43 (11)
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