CVE-2005-2711

Summary

CVECVE-2005-2711
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionISS 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Iss Blackice Agent Server All All All All
Application Iss Blackice Pc Protection 3.6 All All All
Application Iss Blackice Pc Protection 3.6cpu All All All
Application Iss Blackice Server Protection All All All All
Application Iss Realsecure Desktop 3.6 All All All
Application Iss Realsecure Desktop 7.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
RealSecure Desktop Help System Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Accenture | Let there be change af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.idefense.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Internet Security Systems BlackICE and RealSecure Desktop Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Secunia - Advisories - ISS Products Application Protection Module Privilege Escalation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
BlackICE Help System Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
www.osvdb.org/24096 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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