ISS BlackICE PC Protection up to 3.6 Firewall ini memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ISS BlackICE PC Protection up to 3.6 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file ini of the component Firewall. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2004-2126. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ISS BlackICE PC Protection up to 3.6. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file ini of the component Firewall. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The upgrade for BlackICE PC Protection 3.6 and earlier sets insecure permissions for .INI files such as (1) blackice.ini, (2) firewall.ini, (3) protect.ini, or (4) sigs.ini, which allows local users to modify BlackICE configuration or possibly execute arbitrary code by exploiting vulnerabilities in the .INI parsers.

The bug was discovered 01/27/2004. The weakness was presented 12/31/2004 with Secure Network Operations (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-2126 since 05/27/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 199 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. 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 34016 (ISS BlackICE PC Protection Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (14965), Tenable (14270), SecurityFocus (BID 9513†), OSVDB (8701†) and Secunia (SA10739†). See VDB-496 and VDB-22092 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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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01/27/2004 🔍
01/28/2004 +1 days 🔍
08/13/2004 +198 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +140 days 🔍
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05/27/2005 +147 days 🔍
05/31/2006 +369 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +3204 days 🔍
06/19/2019 +1563 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: Secure Network Operations
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-2126 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2126
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23048
X-Force: 14965
SecurityFocus: 9513 - Internet Security Systems BlackICE PC Protection Upgrade File Permission Vulnerability
Secunia: 10739
OSVDB: 8701 - Internet Security Systems - BlackICE PC Protection - Upgrade - File Permission Issue
Vulnerability Center: 11723 - BlackICE PC Protection Insecure Permissions for .INI Files, Medium

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Created: 03/09/2015 15:52
Updated: 06/19/2019 18:07
Changes: 03/09/2015 15:52 (70), 06/19/2019 18:07 (5)
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