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Vulnerability record · CVE-2002-0957 · published 4 October 2002

CVE-2002-0957: Iss blackice agent vulnerability

Iss · Blackice Agent

The default configuration of BlackICE Agent 3.1.eal and 3.1.ebh has a high tcp.maxconnections setting, which could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of connections to the BlackICE system that consumes more resources than intended by the user.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.3% · top 31.6%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
1.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The default configuration of BlackICE Agent 3.1.eal and 3.1.ebh has a high tcp.maxconnections setting, which could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of connections to the BlackICE system that consumes more resources than intended by the user.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0114.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9405.php PatchVendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0114.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9405.php PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2002-0957), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.