# CVE-2004-1714: Misconfiguration in n/a

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

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Feb 2005
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wjpj-j5w8-2m2p

## 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 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1714?

It affects 2 products.


Products: 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:

- Internet Security Systems BlackICE PC Protection 3.6 - Firewall.INI Local Buffer Overrun (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-3840](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3840/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2006-4541](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4541/): Null dereference in n/a (medium 4.6)
- [CVE-2006-3999](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3999/): Security feature bypass in n/a (medium 4.6)
- [CVE-2004-2126](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2126/): Misconfiguration in n/a (medium 4.6)
- [CVE-2006-7129](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-7129/): Security feature bypass in n/a (low 2.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-1714 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: n/a. 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-2004-1714/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1714/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1714
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1714
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-1714

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