Heap-based buffer overflow in the ISS Protocol Analysis Module (PAM), as used in certain versions of RealSecure Network 7.0 and Server Senso
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ISS Protocol Analysis Module (PAM), as used in certain versions of RealSecure Network 7.0 and Server Sensor 7.0, Proventia A, G, and M Series, RealSecure Desktop 7.0 and 3.6, RealSecure Guard 3.6, RealSecure Sentry 3.6, BlackICE PC Protection 3.6, and BlackICE Server Protection 3.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an SMB packet containing an authentication request with a long username.
- Published
- Mar 15, 2004
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 8.0% · 95th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
32
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 2 / 30 · 8.0%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| iss | blackice agent server | cpe:2.3:a:iss:blackice_agent_server |
| iss | blackice pc protection | cpe:2.3:a:iss:blackice_pc_protection |
| iss | blackice server protection | cpe:2.3:a:iss:blackice_server_protection |
| iss | realsecure desktop | cpe:2.3:a:iss:realsecure_desktop |
| iss | realsecure guard | cpe:2.3:a:iss:realsecure_guard |
| iss | realsecure network | cpe:2.3:a:iss:realsecure_network |
| iss | realsecure sentry | cpe:2.3:a:iss:realsecure_sentry |
| iss | realsecure server sensor | cpe:2.3:a:iss:realsecure_server_sensor |
| iss | proventia a series xpu | cpe:2.3:h:iss:proventia_a_series_xpu |
| iss | proventia g series xpu | cpe:2.3:h:iss:proventia_g_series_xpu |
| iss | proventia m series xpu | cpe:2.3:h:iss:proventia_m_series_xpu |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- iss blackice agent server3.6eca
- iss blackice pc protection3.6cbd
- iss blackice server protection3.6cbz
- iss proventia a series xpu20.15
- iss proventia g series xpu22.3
- iss proventia m series xpu1.30
- iss realsecure desktop3.6eca
- iss realsecure desktop3.6ecf
- iss realsecure desktop7.0ebg
- iss realsecure desktop7.0epk
- iss realsecure guard3.6ecb
- iss realsecure network7.0
- iss realsecure sentry3.6ecf
- iss realsecure server sensor7.0
Same product
iss: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2004-2125Buffer overflow in blackd.exe for BlackICE PC Protection 3.6 and other versions before 3.6.ccb, with application protection off, allows loca18Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107789851117176&w=2
- secunia.com/advisories/10988
- www.eeye.com/html/Research/Advisories/AD20040226.html
- www.eeye.com/html/Research/Upcoming/20040213.html
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/150326
- www.osvdb.org/4072
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/9752
- xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/165
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15207
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.