CVE-2005-2711 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in ISS BlackIce 3.6 and RealSecure Desktop 3.6/7.0. Specifically, these products fail to drop privileges when launching help from the "More Info" button within the "Application Protection" dialog. This flaw allows a local user to execute arbitrary programs with SYSTEM privileges. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity, with a local attack vector and low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age, the EPSS score is very low, suggesting a minimal likelihood of exploitation in the wild. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is exploit code readily available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are virtually nonexistent, further indicating a lack of current attention or exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:iss:blackice_agent_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:iss:blackice_pc_protection:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.6cpuCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:iss:blackice_pc_protection:3.6cpu:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:iss:blackice_server_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:iss:realsecure_desktop:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.