CVE-2004-1714 Misconfiguration in n/a

High 7.1 Published Updated

Local users can cause denial of service or modify configuration due to insecure file permissions on BlackICE PC Protection configuration files.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2004-1714?

CVE-2004-1714 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Feb 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

BlackICE PC Protection and Server Protection installs (1) firewall.ini, (2) blackice.ini, (3) sigs.ini and (4) protect.ini with Everyone Full Control permissions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or modify configuration, as demonstrated by modifying firewall.ini to contain a large firewall rule.

Weakness: CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1714?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Iss Blackice Pc Protection, Iss Blackice Server Protection.

How do I fix CVE-2004-1714?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1714 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2004-1714 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1714 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wjpj-j5w8-2m2p.

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