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TI-2004-01999 Aliases CVE-2004-2126GHSA-w72h-phxf-6h8h

The upgrade for BlackICE PC Protection 3.6 and earlier sets insecure permissions for .INI…

Priority LOW 22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00433 37th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:iss:blackice_pc_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.6cbzVulnerableISS
  • cpe:2.3:a:iss:blackice_pc_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.6cbz Vulnerable ·ISS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-2126
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w72h-phxf-6h8h

References

Other 1

  • TI-2004-00331 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the ICQ parsing routines of the ISS Protocol… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2004-00167 Heap-based buffer overflow in the ISS Protocol Analysis Module (PAM), as used in certain… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2004-01590 BlackICE PC Protection and Server Protection installs (1) firewall.ini, (2) blackice.ini… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2005-02574 ISS BlackIce 3.6, as used in multiple products including BlackICE PC Protection, Server… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2006-03726 The SMB Mailslot parsing functionality in PAM in multiple ISS products with XPU… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2006-04387 RapDrv.sys in BlackICE PC Protection 3.6.cpn, cpj, cpiE, and possibly 3.6 and earlier… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
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Sources

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