The default configuration of BlackICE Agent 3.1.eal and 3.1.ebh has a high…
Priority LOW 25Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The default configuration of BlackICE Agent 3.1.eal and 3.1.ebh has a high tcp.maxconnections setting, which could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of connections to the BlackICE system that consumes more resources than intended by the user.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01258 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0957
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5j2h-hjvf-wxv7
References
More ISS Blackice Agent vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-00226 Buffer overflow in ISS BlackICE Defender 2.9 and earlier, BlackICE Agent 3.0 and 3.1, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2002-00928 BlackICE Agent 3.1.eal does not always reactivate after a system standby, which could… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2000-00560 BlackIce Defender 2.1 and earlier, and BlackIce Pro 2.0.23 and earlier, do not properly… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2002-0957 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-0957 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5j2h-hjvf-wxv7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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