Privilege Escalation via Help Launch in ISS BlackIce 3.6

CVE-2005-2711 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

ISS BlackIce 3.6, as used in multiple products including BlackICE PC Protection, Server Protection, Agent for Server, and RealSecure Desktop 3.6 and 7.0, does not drop privileges before launching help from the "More Info" button in the "Application Protection" dialog, which allows local users to execute arbitrary programs as SYSTEM.

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