ISS BlackIce 3.6, as used in multiple products including BlackICE PC Protection, Server…
Priority LOW 32Published · 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
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
ISS BlackIce 3.6, as used in multiple products including BlackICE PC Protection, Server Protection, Agent for Server, and RealSecure Desktop 3.6 and 7.0, does not drop privileges before launching help from the "More Info" button in the "Application Protection" dialog, which allows local users to execute arbitrary programs as SYSTEM.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00367 30th 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
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:iss:blackice_agent_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | ISS |
| cpe:2.3:a:iss:blackice_pc_protection:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6 | Vulnerable | ISS |
| cpe:2.3:a:iss:blackice_pc_protection:3.6cpu:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6cpu | Vulnerable | ISS |
| cpe:2.3:a:iss:blackice_server_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | ISS |
| cpe:2.3:a:iss:realsecure_desktop:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6 | Vulnerable | ISS |
| cpe:2.3:a:iss:realsecure_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | ISS |
- cpe:2.3:a:iss:blackice_agent_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·ISS
- cpe:2.3:a:iss:blackice_pc_protection:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 Vulnerable ·ISS
- cpe:2.3:a:iss:blackice_pc_protection:3.6cpu:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6cpu Vulnerable ·ISS
- cpe:2.3:a:iss:blackice_server_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·ISS
- cpe:2.3:a:iss:realsecure_desktop:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 Vulnerable ·ISS
- cpe:2.3:a:iss:realsecure_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·ISS
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2711
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m5wq-7q8v-49f5
References
More ISS Blackice Agent Server vulnerabilities
- 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-2004-01998 Buffer overflow in blackd.exe for BlackICE PC Protection 3.6 and other versions before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
Sources
- CVE-2005-2711 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-2711 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m5wq-7q8v-49f5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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