# CVE-2003-5002: ISS BlackICE PC Protection Update cleartext transmission

> Attackers can intercept update data transmitted in cleartext by ISS BlackICE PC Protection, exposing sensitive information.

- **Severity:** Low 3.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-83cp-rqx6-h4pq

## What is CVE-2003-5002?

CVE-2003-5002 is a low-severity vulnerability in ISS BlackICE PC Protection, published on 28 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in ISS BlackICE PC Protection. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the component Update Handler which allows cleartext transmission of data. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

Weakness: CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-5002?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Iss Blackice Pc Protection.

## How do I fix CVE-2003-5002?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-5002 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2003-5002 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-5002 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ISS BlackICE PC Protection

- [CVE-2003-5001](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-5001/): ISS BlackICE PC Protection Cross Site Scripting Detection privileges management (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2003-5003](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-5003/): ISS BlackICE PC Protection Update cross site scriting (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2003-5002 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2003-5002 is a low-severity vulnerability in ISS BlackICE PC Protection, published on 28 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-5002 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ISS BlackICE PC Protection. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-5002/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-5002/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-5002
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-5002
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2003-5002

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-5002/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.